A retrospective cohort study on oesophageal food bolus obstruction in the North Denmark region in 2021-two thirds were never diagnosed with a cause.

Jacob Holmen TerkelsenMartin HollænderKasper BredalSara Munk NielsenKristoffer Vittrup Koed ThomsenAmanda BaggermanEmilia OfverlindAlptug Mertcan KocHannah PakesMarco Bassam MahdiSanne Ørnfeldt LarsenVanessa Parra GonzalezJohannes RiisLine Tegtmeier FrandsenDorte MelgaardAnne Lund Krarup

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2024)

Most hospitalized FBO patients in the NDR in 2021 were never diagnosed with a cause. In these patients there is a high risk of overlooked EoE or upper gastrointestinal cancers. The area needs immediate focus and changed routines to improve treatment and prevent new FBO.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
patient reported outcomes
smoking cessation