In Italy the European Union Injury Database reports the involvement of chemical products in 0.9% of home and leisure accidents. The Emergency Department registry on domestic accidents in Italy and the Poison Control Centres record that 90% of cases of exposure to toxic substances occur in the home. It is not rare for the effects of chemical agents to be observed in hospitals, with a high potent...

A review of the literature on the management of corrosive oesophagitis with subsequent stricture formation reveals a wide variation of opinion as to suitable treatment. European methods were at variance with those of North America. General practitioners, paediatricians, and internists tackled the problem from different points of view, and even among otolaryngologists there was considerable dive...

OBJECTIVE Acute poisonings with caustic substances can cause severe chemical injuries to the upper gastrointestinal tract, which can be localized from the mouth to the small intestines. They are seen very often among young people in their most productive years. The aim of this study is to examine the influence of patient's age on the mortality rate and survival of patients with acute caustic po...

Method Computerized clinical records of forty four diagnosed corrosive esophageal stricture patients from March 2007 to Dec 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. Patient of all ages, both sexes, medically fit and corrosive stricture involving thoracic esophagus only were included in the study. Medically unfit patients and corrosive stricture involving the larynx, cervical esophagus and stomach we...

Background.Burn injuries frequently occur in our homes and workplaces and during travels. They are a common presentation at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, which is a regional centre for burns care and for plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, and trauma patients. Most burn injuries are preventable, and campaigns to arouse greater awareness are necessary to reduce the number ...

Although dilatation is the treatment of choice for most patients with benign oesophageal strictures, there is little information on its efficacy and safety in corrosive oesophageal strictures. Of 123 adults with benign oesophageal strictures treated by endoscopic dilatation, 52 (42.3%) had strictures after corrosive ingestion and 39 (31.7%) had peptic strictures. Treatment was considered adequa...

Esophageal or gastric injuries secondary to caustic substance ingestion is still an important issue in developing countries. Its clinical spectrum can vary from absence of mucosal injury to complications such as severe burns, strictures and perforation. Physical examination and first endoscopic evaluation are very important in the diagnosis. The objective of this study is to present 154 childre...

Objective: To investigate the epidemiology and spectrum of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract injuries, as well to assess burden Corrosive intake patients who presented an Islamabad tertiary care hospital.Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional.Place Duration Study: The study was carried out at Department Gastroenterology Pakistan Institute Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from January 2021 Decem...

BACKGROUND The ingestion of caustic substances is one of the most difficult conditions to be treated in Emergency Department. PATIENTS AND METHODS The medical records of patients with caustic ingestion and hospitalized from 2003 to 2008 at the Division of General Emergency Surgery with Polyspecialistic Observation of AORN "A. Cardarelli "in Naples, have been revalued. RESULTS From 2003 to 2...