introduction domestic and industrial swallowing of caustic substances can cause acute and chronic injuries. in the acute phase of care, focus is on the immediate control of tissue damage and perforation, and in the chronic phase, the focus is on the treatment of pharyngeal narrowing and impaired swallowing. conclusions treatment of esophageal burn lesions is by immediate and delayed removing of...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Although steroids are usually withheld in grades I and III esophageal burns, controversy continues regarding their use in grade II burns. Two analyses, including data from 1956-1991 and 1991-2003, respectively, disagreed in their therapeutic recommendations. Our objective is to re-evaluate the usefulness of steroids in grade II burns. METHODS The two previous analyses...

Aerodigestive tract burns represent a rare but potentially devastating injury pattern throughout the world. Although the majority of these injuries do not require intervention, these burns have the potential for poor outcomes. Traditionally this disease has been caused by superheated gases found in explosions or fire-related injury. However, as technology advances, it brings novel methods for i...

Exogenous poisoning with alkalis takes the leading position among causes of acute poisoning. Esophageal burns as a result of accidental swallowing of caustic material are seen frequently in children ages 1 to 8 years. A burn wound is perhaps the most intense stress that a human body can suffer. In the place of chemical trauma localization the processes of synthesis and degradation of proteins i...

A total of 102 children less than 16 years of age admitted for caustic ingestion in the period 1976-1991 were registered. The annual incidence rate of hospitalization was 10.8:100,000 for the city of Aarhus, Denmark. Esophageal burns occurred with a frequency of 5.0:100,000 per year. Ninety-four percent of the children were less than 5 years old. For this age group, the incidence rates of admis...

This review analyzes different scientific views on the diagnosis and treatment of chemical burns esophagus its consequences - formation cicatricial stenosis organ. Post-burn scar in pediatric surgery is a fairly common disease that formed children with burn 3rd degree. In study this pathology timely between degrees esophageal correct selection patients for dilatation organ particular interest p...

Injuries from cocaine abuse are often seen and have been reported more often with the introduction of crack cocaine. Burns of the upper aerodigestive tract have been reported but no reports of esophageal obstruction have been located. We report ingestion of a foreign body from smoking crack cocaine and our management. A review of other possible aspiration and ingestion injuries is included.

INTRODUCTION Domestic and industrial swallowing of caustic substances can cause acute and chronic injuries. In the acute phase of care, focus is on the immediate control of tissue damage and perforation, and in the chronic phase, the focus is on the treatment of pharyngeal narrowing and impaired swallowing. CASE PRESENTATION The patients of this report were an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-ol...