title: Corrosive acid strictures of the stomach (a case report).
abstract: Two patients presented with history of suicidal acid ingestion. Both the patients developed strictures exclusively in the stomach without involvement of the oesophagus, after a period of 12 weeks. The mechanism of this involvement is presented. The literature on this subject is briefly reviewed.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Mehendale
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Varty
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Mokal
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Dalvi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach; D013406:Suicide, Attempted