Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHOD: RESULTS: Features of worsening gastric outlet obstruction were found in this 28-year old female five months after ingestion of hydrochloric acid. There was an antecedent history of depressive illness. The upper gastrointestinal barium contrast radiographs showed a normal oesophagus and proximal stomach. The distal stomach was however scarred, contracted with severe antropyloric stenosis. She underwent nutritional rehabilitation with high protein diet and made an uneventful recovery after a gastrojejunostomy. CONCLUSION: This case suggests a relative resistance of the oesophagus to corrosive acids as reported in the literature. The stomach, however, is more susceptible to acids causing burns with subsequent cicatrisation around the antrum and pylorus.
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Authors | N Ali, U E Eni |
Journal | Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria
(Niger J Med)
2005 Oct-Dec
Vol. 14
Issue 4
Pg. 436-8
ISSN: 1115-2613 [Print] Nigeria |
PMID | 16353711
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Gastric Outlet Obstruction
(chemically induced, surgery)
- Gastrostomy
- Humans
- Hydrochloric Acid
(adverse effects)
- Jejunostomy
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