Update on the diagnosis and treatment of caustic ingestion.
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Caustic ingestion is a serious medical problem with a variety of clinical presentations and a complicated clinical course. This article reviews the epidemiology and pathophysiology of caustic ingestion as well as the most current approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Finally, a recent case will be presented that highlights the difficulty this problem poses to a medical team.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Ochsner journal
دوره 9 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009