PubMed · 342210
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H W Schreiber, H P Eichfuss, V Schumpelick. 1978. [Stomach replacement].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/342210/
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A double blind trial, using lateral neck radiographs of 100 patients with proven impacted fish bones and 100 normal cases, was conducted to assess the sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value of radiography for impacted fish bones. Values of 25.3%, 86.3% and 72.7% respectively were obtained. The results are correlated to the clinical findings and reasons for the poor performance of radiography are discussed. It is recommended that routine radiography for suspected impacted fish bones should be abandoned.
Our initial experience of 9 primary tracheo oesophageal punctures with Blom Singer prosthesis is reported. Patient selection was based on motivation, intelligence and socioeconomic status. Excellent speech resulted in 7 out of 9 patients (77%), with 2 failures (23%). There were no major complications. The results are encouraging, but a larger study is required to determine the role of this procedure in our conditions.