Aluminium phosphide-induced esophageal stricture.
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.
Talukdar
Rupjyoti
R
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
Singal
Dinesh Kumar
DK
Tandon
Rakesh Kumar
RK
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
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D010720:Phosphines; C001864:aluminum phosphide