Management of corrosive injuries of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Our experience in 58 patients

The ingestion of caustic substances is one of the most difficult conditions to be treated in Emergency Department. The medical records of patients with caustic ingestion and hospitalized from 2003 to 2008 at the Division of General Emergency Surgery with Polyspecialistic Observation of AORN "A....

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Published in:Il Giornale di chirurgia 2011-04, Vol.32 (4), p.188-193
Main Authors: Robustelli, U, Bellotti, R, Scardi, F, Fortunato Armellino, M, De Masi, A, Forner, A L, Riccio, E, Manguso, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burns, Chemical - surgery
Caustics - toxicity
Female
Humans
Male
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - injuries
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - surgery
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Summary:The ingestion of caustic substances is one of the most difficult conditions to be treated in Emergency Department. The medical records of patients with caustic ingestion and hospitalized from 2003 to 2008 at the Division of General Emergency Surgery with Polyspecialistic Observation of AORN "A. Cardarelli "in Naples, have been revalued. From 2003 to 2008, 58 patients with caustic ingestion were admitted to our Division. Ten of these patients (17.24%) underwent surgery. Six patients underwent oesophageal and gastric resection with cervical esophagostomy and alimentary digiunostomy in emergency; two underwent exploratory laparotomy, two had gastroenteroanastomosis for antropyloric stenosis. One patient underwent new operation for a complication. In total, three reconstructions of oesophagus with colon were performed . Of the six patients undergoing esofagogastrectomy, two died in the first postoperative day, but four have passed the acute phase. There is no universally accepted diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for the management of these patients, who are often left - as it appears in literature - to the personal experience of the surgeon who is dealing with this situation.
ISSN:0391-9005