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Fatal aspirations in infancy during gastrointestinal series

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Three infants with fatal aspirations during gastroesophageal studies are reported because of the rarity of this catastrophe in the literature. Recommendations for avoiding this complication are suggested.

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  1. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, 63110, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    W. H. McAlister M.D. & Marilyn J. Siegel

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McAlister, W.H., Siegel, M.J. Fatal aspirations in infancy during gastrointestinal series. Pediatr Radiol 14, 81–83 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625811

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