International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 89-97 , 14 June 2001

Mediastinitis associated with foreign body erosion of the esophagus in children

  • Joseph E. Kerschner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53021, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • David J. Beste

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53021, USA
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  • Stephen F. Conley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53021, USA
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  • Margaret A. Kenna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Disorders, Harvard University School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Dennis Lee

      Affiliations

    • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA

Received 20 September 2000 ,Revised 15 February 2001 ,Accepted 18 February 2001.

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International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 89-97 , 14 June 2001

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