Corrosion injury of the upper gastrointestinal tract after swallowing strong alkali

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 575-580

  Makela J T ^a   Laitinen, S ^a   Salo, J A ^b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Caustic injury; Chemical burns; Corrosive injury; Lye; Oesophageal stenosis; Oesophagus; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CAUSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS BURN; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKALIES; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 0031875913     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241598750005660     Document Type: Article

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