Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide (MEKP) is a highly toxic clear liquid used as a solvent. It is a strong oxidizing agent and a corrosive. Acute and chronic toxicity can occur as an occupational hazard. Ingestion is associated with corrosive burns leading to stricture formation, inhalational pneumonitis, acidosis, liver failure and renal failure. In this paper we present a case of a young patient wh...

UNLABELLED Seven esophageal reconstructions with interposition colon in severe suicide corrosive ingestion and Boehave's injury at Thammasat University Hospital were presented. Vascular enhancement (as called "supercharge") were done. Only one patient had micro-leakage at pharyngeal anastomosis with healed by conservative treatment and no late anastomotic stricture. The operation need more time...

In this study microorganisms from Antarctic soils were isolated using different selective nutrient media. The soils were collected from different habitats of Livingston Island. The microorganisms were isolated and purified to pure culture. The isolated microorganisms were micro-morphologically and macromorphologically characterized. The results obtained suggested that despite the extreme Antarc...

Waters from natural sources of the São Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago have been investigated regarding their corrosive action on metallic materials. The corrosive and encrusting characteristics of the waters have been established in terms of relevant chemical parameters (namely pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), and concentrations of bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium, chlori...

Ten cases of combined corrosive and peptic strictures of the oesophagus have been described. The peptic stricture of the oesophagus occurred 20 to 50 years after the corrosive burn. The authors believe that the hiatal hernia was due to the contraction of the fibrotic wall of the oesophagus, and therefore they prefer to call it a traction hiatal hernia. The operation of choice in these cases is ...

background: sodium hypochlorite is found in bleaching agents used to cleaning dishes and bleach laundry. the ingestion of sodium hypochlorite causes acute corrosive esophagitis and gastritis. in establishing the diagnosis and therapeutic approach of acute corrosive poisonings, the upper endoscopy has great importance. the aim of this study was to determine predictive factors of gastrointestinal...

background: ingestion of caustic agents can cause serious damages of the upper gastrointestinal tract and in some cases this kind of poisoning may have fatal outcomes. acute caustic intoxications are one of the main problems in the modern clinical toxicology since they mainly affect young people with psychic disorders, suicidal intent, and alcohol addiction. text: in diagnostic evaluation of th...

AIM Corrosive esophageal burns are still an important problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of kefir in an experimental corrosive esophagitis model. MATERIAL AND METHOD Twenty-four male wistar albino rats were used in this experimental study. The rats were randomized into three groups according to the procedure and treatment type (each group has eight rats). Group I: (Cont...

BACKGROUND Esophageal stricture (ES) and gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) can occurred in patients injured by the ingestion of corrosive agents. These complications may occur concurrently but has not been reported in the literature. The aims of this study are to assess the effects and complications of endoscopic-guided balloon dilations (EBD) in patients with corrosive-induced upper gastrointes...