Evaluation and Management of Caustic Injuries from Ingestion of Acid or Alkaline Substances

Although the numbers have decreased compared with in the past, cases of patients who ingest caustic substances and visit the emergency room are not rare. However, well-summarized data about caustic injuries are insufficient. Therefore, in this article, I will discuss the etiologic causative agents,...

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Published inClinical endoscopy Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 301 - 307
Main Author Park, Kyung Sik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 01.07.2014
대한소화기내시경학회
Subjects
Review
내과학
Acids
Alkalies
Caustic injury
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ISSN2234-2400
2234-2443
DOI10.5946/ce.2014.47.4.301

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Summary:Although the numbers have decreased compared with in the past, cases of patients who ingest caustic substances and visit the emergency room are not rare. However, well-summarized data about caustic injuries are insufficient. Therefore, in this article, I will discuss the etiologic causative agents, injury mechanism, and clinical characteristics, as well as the endoscopic evaluation of the degree of injury and proper management of the patient, in gastrointestinal caustic injury.
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ISSN:2234-2400
2234-2443
DOI:10.5946/ce.2014.47.4.301