Oesophageal Obstruction from a Pharmacobezoar Resulting in Death

TY - JOUR

T1 - Oesophageal Obstruction from a Pharmacobezoar Resulting in Death

AU - Mortensen, Katrine Elisabeth

AU - Munkholm, Julie

AU - Dalhoff, Kim Peder

AU - Hoegberg, Lotte Christine Groth

N1 - © 2016 Nordic Association for the Publication of BCPT (former Nordic Pharmacological Society).

PY - 2017/2/1

Y1 - 2017/2/1

N2 - Formation of an intestinal pharmacobezoar is a rare condition. It may form after intake of various oral pharmaceutical preparations of drugs, both as a result of an acute overdose and through chronic use of therapeutic doses of a drug. We report a case with a patient presenting with an oesophageal pharmacobezoar and complete obstruction of the oesophagus and severe toxic symptoms and death related to oral ingestion of multiple drugs.

AB - Formation of an intestinal pharmacobezoar is a rare condition. It may form after intake of various oral pharmaceutical preparations of drugs, both as a result of an acute overdose and through chronic use of therapeutic doses of a drug. We report a case with a patient presenting with an oesophageal pharmacobezoar and complete obstruction of the oesophagus and severe toxic symptoms and death related to oral ingestion of multiple drugs.

U2 - 10.1111/bcpt.12662

DO - 10.1111/bcpt.12662

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 27565635

SN - 1742-7835

VL - 120

SP - 213

EP - 216

JO - Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology

JF - Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology

IS - 2

ER -