Our experiences on injuries due to corrosive intake

ABSTRACT: Background: The aim is to present our experiences on th treatment and follow-up in the injuries of corrosive intake. Materials and Methods: Twelve patients who were admitted to clinics because of swallowed corrosive substance between year 2005-2010 were evaluated retrospecively. Results: Acording to the findings esophagogastroduodenoscopies performed in the first in 12 to 24 hours, none of the patients had grade III esophageal injuries but only one patient who had grade III stomach injury was operated urgently and total gastretomy +Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy was performed. The others that were grades I and II were managed conservatively. During the follow-up period , all patients were controlled with clinic and endoscopic examinations in 1st and 3rd months. Conclusion: The patients were managed by the team of general surgeons, and head and neck surgeons urgently. Early esophagogastroscopy was so important for the treatment strategy of these patients.

Sibel Ozkan Gurdal, Tayfun Yucel, Mustafa Oran, Gursel Remzi Soybir, Ferda Nihat Koksoy, Rafet Mete

Euroasian Journal of Hepato-Gastroenterology. 01/2013; 3(1):46-48.