PubMed · 1993 · 14 citations · 0 references
Health ProfessionsSpeech-language PathologyDysphagiaGastroenterologySwallowing RehabilitationEsophageal DysphagiaOropharyngeal DysphagiaSwallowing AnatomySwallowing AssessmentSwallowing DisordersSwallowing PhysiologyAerodigestive Foreign Body IngestionCaustic Injury From Ingested Foreign BodiesCricopharyngeal AnatomyEsophageal AnatomyEsophageal Dysphagia AssessmentEsophageal Foreign Body IngestionEsophageal Mucosal InjuryOropharyngeal Injury
This article reviews esophageal anatomy and the physiology of swallowing. A discussion of the epidemiology, pathology, evaluation, and management of patients with esophageal injury secondary to caustic ingestion is presented.