title: Corrosive-induced gastric outlet obstruction.
abstract: Ten patients with gastric scarring and an outlet obstruction secondary to ingestion of corrosive substances were referred to our department for surgical management, between May 1999 and April 2003. Hydrochloric acid was the most common corrosive ingested (4 cases), although many were not aware of the nature of the ingested substance. An associated esophageal stricture was present in 5 cases (50%). All the patients initially underwent feeding jejunostomy, with definitive surgery performed at a later date. A partial gastrectomy was found to be the most satisfactory procedure, and was performed in 90% of the cases (9 patients).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. robinkaushik@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: Rajdeep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Attri
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002424:Caustics; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics