title: Benign esophageal stricture following aluminium phosphide poisoning.
abstract: Aluminium phosphide is often implicated in accidental and suicidal poisoning in India. Ingestion of even half a fresh tablet invariably results in death, whereas exposed tablets are usually considered harmless. We report two cases of short-segment esophageal strictures that occurred following ingestion of exposed tablet of aluminium phosphide. Both cases could be successfully managed by endoscopic dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Gastrointestinal Surgery,Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Center, Bhopal, India. sorabhkapoor@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Pruthi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varshney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D010720:Phosphines / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D010575:Pesticides; D010720:Phosphines; C001864:aluminum phosphide