RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Caustic Ingestion
JF Ochsner Journal
JO Ochsner J
FD O. P. Jindal Global University
SP 54
OP 59
VO 9
IS 2
A1 Michael Lupa
A1 Jacqueline Magne
A1 J. Lindhe Guarisco
A1 Ronald Amedee
YR 2009
UL http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/9/2/54.abstract
AB 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.