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Radiology, Vol 149, 401-403, Copyright © 1983 by Radiological Society of North America

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Esophageal food impaction: treatment with glucagon

SW Trenkner, DD Maglinte, GA Lehman, SM Chernish, RE Miller and CW Johnson

Nineteen patients who had foreign bodies in the distal esophagus were examined prospectively to determine the efficacy of intravenous glucagon in relieving the obstruction. The administration of glucagon resulted in clearance of the impacted food in seven patients. Although the success rate is relatively low, the risk is minimal and justifiable. Use of intravenous glucagon is a safe, worthwhile initial step in the treatment of distal esophageal foreign bodies.


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