title: Esophageal stricture following electrical injury.
abstract: Esophageal injury resulting from electrical shock is rare. Stricture of esophagus following external electrical injury has not been reported yet. We report a 24-year-old electric lineman who developed esophageal stricture following external electrical shock. He responded to dilatation with Savary-Gilliard dilators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Syed Ibrahim
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uma Devi
authors.forename: P Shravan
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: B Ramesh
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K Venugopal
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nageshwar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male