Corrosive acid strictures of the stomach (a case report).

Corrosive acid strictures of the stomach (a case report).

Two patients presented with history of suicidal acid ingestion. Both the patients developed strictures exclusively in the stomach without involvement of the oesophagus, after a period of 12 weeks. The mechanism of this involvement is presented. The literature on this subject is briefly reviewed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mehendale V, Varty P, Mokal N, Dalvi H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1989-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Adult
Burns
Chemical
complications
Case Report
Esophageal Stenosis
chemically induced
diagnosis
surgery
Female
Human
Male
Stomach
Suicide
Attempted
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