title: Cicatrical gastric stenosis caused by corrosive ingestion.
abstract: Sixteen patients with gastric cicatrization due to ingestion of corrosive agents were treated over a 7 year period at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Hospital, Pondicherry. Fifteen patients developed gastric outlet obstruction due to ingestion of corrosives, while another had midgastric stenosis due to formalin intake. An associated oesophageal stricture was present in 62.5% of the cases. Partial gastrectomy was found to be the most satisfactory procedure and carried out in 60% of the cases. Pyloroplasty done in one patient was found inadequate within 1 year of surgery. Gastrojejunostomy carried out in two patients was associated with prolonged hospitalization due to malfunction of the anastomotic site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Subbarao
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kakar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chandrasekhar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ananthakrishnan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000009:adverse effects; D017942:Nitric Acid; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D009566:Nitrates; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D017942:Nitric Acid; C033158:sulfuric acid; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid