Salvage multivisceral abdominal surgery after caustic ingestion: Case report.
Case report
Caustic ingestion
Caustic lesions
Emergency surgery
Multi-visceral surgery
Suicide attempted
Journal
International journal of surgery case reports
ISSN: 2210-2612
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101529872
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
11
03
2020
revised:
29
04
2020
accepted:
02
05
2020
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
9
6
2020
entrez:
9
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ingestion of caustic substances is a life-threatening medical emergency with high morbidity and mortality rate. We present a case report of young patient who presents to our department secondary to ingestion of caustic substances was submitted to multi-visceral resection surgery having saved his life after a long and complex multidisciplinary management. An aggressive surgical approach allows successful initial treatment of extended caustic injuries. Early surgical treatment is essential to improve the prognosis in these patients and refer the patient to large and experienced hospital represents the main goal to guarantee a surviving chance.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32512412
pii: S2210-2612(20)30307-2
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.05.007
pmc: PMC7281508
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
72-74Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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