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Case Reports
. 2025 Apr 14:57:101171.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2025.101171. eCollection 2025 May.

Esophageal stricture due to corrosive substance ingested and delayed management: A case report

Arival Yanuar Riswanto  1   2 , Budi Widodo  1   3 , Titong Sugihartono  1   3 , Nurike Setiyari Mudjari  4
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Esophageal stricture due to corrosive substance ingested and delayed management: A case report

Arival Yanuar Riswanto et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

Abstract

Corrosive substance ingestion is a medical emergency that can lead to poor outcomes, though prompt and adequate treatment has been carried out, particularly in cases of delayed management. An Indonesian man, 36 years old, complained of continually vomiting after meals caused by ingesting a corrosive substance 3 months earlier, which had an impact wight loss of 25 kg. Besides, he also experienced tenderness in the epigastric and left hypochondriac areas. The first endoscopic examination revealed esophageal stricture. In the second endoscopy, dilation was performed with balloon-controlled radial expansion (CRE) and showed a stricture in the pyloric sphincter and corrosive damage IIIA, according to Zargar's classification. Despite 14 times of endoscopic performed combined with dilation and Triamcinolone Acetonide injection, the esophageal and pyloric strictures recurrence occurred several times. Therefore, he was stenting into esophageal patent to keep the lumen diameter constant. Esophageal stricture is a complication of corrosive substance ingestion that requires lengthy treatment. Local steroids are less likely to cause challenges during esophageal dilatation than systemic or oral steroids. Corrosive substance ingestion negatively impacts the upper gastrointestinal system; one of the case is esophageal stricture, which requires lengthy management of lumen narrowing recurrence.

Keywords: Corrosive substance ingestion; Endoscopic dilatation; Esophageal stricture; Steroid.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Figures

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The first esophageal endoscopy showed a complex stricture esophageal.
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The second esophageal endoscopy showed a complex esophageal stricture with pyloric stricture and corrosive injury IIIA based on Zargar's classification.
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The stenting was successfull in the esophageal.
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