TY - JOUR T1 - Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Caustic Ingestion JF - Ochsner Journal JO - Ochsner J SP - 54 LP - 59 VL - 9 IS - 2 AU - Michael Lupa AU - Jacqueline Magne AU - J. Lindhe Guarisco AU - Ronald Amedee Y1 - 2009/06/20 UR - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/9/2/54.abstract N2 - 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. ER -