title: A case of corrosive injury-induced pharyngeal stricture treated by endoscopic adhesiolysis using an electrosurgical knife.
abstract: Here, we report a case of corrosive injury-induced pharyngeal stricture in a 69-year-old female, which was successfully treated with endoscopic adhesiolysis using an electrosurgical knife. The patient had ingested sodium hydroxide in an attempted suicide, and immediate endoscopy revealed corrosive injuries of the pharynx, esophagus, and stomach. When a liquid diet was permitted, she complained of nasal regurgitation of food. Follow-up endoscopy revealed several adhesive bands and a web-like scar that did not allow passage of the endoscope into the hypopharyngeal area. For treatment of the hypopharyngeal stricture, the otolaryngologist attempted to perform an excision of the fibrous bands around the esophageal inlet using microscissors passed through an esophagoscope, but this procedure was not effective. We then dissected the mucosal adhesion and incised the adhesive bands using an electrosurgical knife. After this procedure, nasal regurgitation of food no longer occurred. To our knowledge, this case is the first report of endoscopic adhesiolysis with an electrosurgical knife in a patient with a corrosive injury-induced pharyngeal stricture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Hoon
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hwa Mi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Tae Joo
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Dong Dae
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Won Chang
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Won-Choong
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jeong Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi