Severe Caustic Injury
A 32-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of difficulty of swallowing. Four weeks ago he swallowed an unknown quantity of a bleaching substance (sodium hypochlorite) by mistake and was admitted to the hospital for three days. A barium swallow via a naso-oesophageal tube was...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Qatar medical journal 2009-05, Vol.2009 (1) |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A 32-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of difficulty of swallowing. Four weeks ago he swallowed an unknown quantity of a bleaching substance (sodium hypochlorite) by mistake and was admitted to the hospital for three days. A barium swallow via a naso-oesophageal tube was carried out. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-8253 2227-0426 |
| DOI: | 10.5339/qmj.2009.1.25 |