Update on the diagnosis and treatment of caustic ingestion

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 54-59

  Lupa, Michael ^a   Magne, Jacqueline ^a,b   Guarisco, J Lindhe ^c   Amedee, Ronald ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Ochsner Clinic Foundation ^*

Author keywords

Caustic ingestion; Caustic substance; Corrosive injury; Corrosive substance; Endoscopy; Esophageal stricture

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CAUSTIC AGENT; MITOMYCIN; PENICILLAMINE; STEROID;

ANEMIA; CAUSTIC BURN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INGESTION; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SHOCK; STENT; STOMACH INTUBATION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 67650361746     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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