title: Management of Esophageal Burns Caused by Caustic Ingestion: A Case Report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Domestic and industrial swallowing of caustic substances can cause acute and chronic injuries. In the acute phase of care, focus is on the immediate control of tissue damage and perforation, and in the chronic phase, the focus is on the treatment of pharyngeal narrowing and impaired swallowing.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients of this report were an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman, who had esophageal burns after ingesting chemicals, and for solving their nutritional problems, such as difficulty in swallowing, they had underwent surgery. Patients had continued follow-up after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment of esophageal burn lesions is by immediate and delayed removing of damage outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran; School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shahbazzadegan
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Samadzadeh
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Feizi
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran; School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shafaiee
keywords: Caustics; Deglutition Disorders; Eating; Mucosal Disease