Cicatrical gastric stenosis caused by corrosive ingestion

• Published in: Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery Vol. 58; no. 2; p. 143
• Main Authors: Subbarao, K S, Kakar, A K, Chandrasekhar, V, Ananthakrishnan, N, Banerjee, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.02.1988
• Subjects: Acids - adverse effects; Adolescent; Adult; Burns, Chemical - complications; Burns, Chemical - therapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Cicatrix - chemically induced; Cicatrix - therapy; Esophageal Stenosis - chemically induced; Female; Humans; Hydrochloric Acid - adverse effects; Male; Nitrates - adverse effects; Nitric Acid; Pyloric Stenosis - chemically induced; Pyloric Stenosis - therapy; Sulfuric Acids - adverse effects
• ISSN: 0004-8682; 1440-1622
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1988.tb01024.x

Sixteen patients with gastric cicatrization due to ingestion of corrosive agents were treated over a 7 year period at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Hospital, Pondicherry. Fifteen patients developed gastric outlet obstruction due to ingestion of corrosives, while another had midgastric stenosis due to formalin intake. An associated oesophageal stricture was present in 62.5% of the cases. Partial gastrectomy was found to be the most satisfactory procedure and carried out in 60% of the cases. Pyloroplasty done in one patient was found inadequate within 1 year of surgery. Gastrojejunostomy carried out in two patients was associated with prolonged hospitalization due to malfunction of the anastomotic site.