title: Aluminium phosphide-induced esophageal stricture.
abstract: We report a 24-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man who developed short-segment esophageal strictures in the upper and mid esophagus two weeks after ingestion of aluminium phosphide tablets. They responded well to endoscopic dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute for Liver, Renal and Digestive Diseases, Sheikh Sarai, Phase II, Press Enclave Marg, New Delhi, India. gastro_singal@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Rupjyoti
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Talukdar
authors.forename: Dinesh Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Singal
authors.forename: Rakesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Tandon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010720:Phosphines / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D010720:Phosphines; C001864:aluminum phosphide