Gastric Cicatrization With Pylorus Stenosis (1 of 23)

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This 22 year-old male, in an attempt to commit suicide, ingests a quarter of liter of sulfuric acid (battery acid) The patient was hospitalized in a public hospital, where they tried to practice an upper endoscopy, but for unknown reasons it could not be performed. 10 days after the incident, erroneously a surgeon placed a catheter to be used as a gastrostomy but was applied above of the stenosis of the antrum. One month after the ingestion, the patient was referred to us to perform an Endoscopic evaluation. Acid injury to the upper GI tract can occur due to accidental or intentional ingestion of caustic substances. We present a case of acid injury of the gastric antrum complicated by prepyloric stenosis, and illustrate the evolution and resolution of the injury with serial endoscopic images over a 3 year period.

tags: cicatrization STENOSIS Pylorus stomach gastroscopy

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