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. 2015 Oct 16:10:48.
doi: 10.1186/s13017-015-0043-4. eCollection 2015.

Caustic ingestion management: world society of emergency surgery preliminary survey of expert opinion

Yoram Kluger  1 , Ofir Ben Ishay  1 , Massimo Sartelli  2 , Amit Katz  1 , Luca Ansaloni  3 , Carlos Augusto Gomez  4 , Walter Biffl  5 , Fausto Catena  6 , Gustavo P Fraga  7 , Salomone Di Saverio  8 , Augustin Goran  9 , Wagih Ghnnam  10 , Jeffry Kashuk  11 , Ari Leppäniemi  12 , Sanjay Marwah  13 , Ernest E Moore  14 , Miklosh Bala  15 , Damien Massalou  16 , Chirica Mircea  17 , Luigi Bonavina  18
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Caustic ingestion management: world society of emergency surgery preliminary survey of expert opinion

Yoram Kluger et al. World J Emerg Surg. .

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Abstract

Caustic material ingestion injuries (CMI) are uncommon. Only 5,000 cases are reported in the United States each year and most acute care healthcare facilities admit only a few cases annually. Accordingly, no single institution can claim extensive experience, and management protocols are most probably based on either expert opinion or literature reports. In this study, we will attempt to review opinions and practices of representatives of the board members of the World Society of Emergency Surgery and compare them to the current literature.

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Fig. 1
a: Resected stomach due to perforation (arrow) after caustic material ingestion. Note diffuse thrombosis of gastro-epiploic veins. b Stomach opened longitudinally. Note necrosis of gastric mucosa
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Fig. 2
Barium swallow four month after caustic ingestion injury. Note the long stricture of distal esophagus and gastric cardia. This patient was treated with colonic interposition
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Fig. 3
Pre-pyloric stricture explored during delayed reconstructive surgery after caustic ingestion injury
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