Colonic Interposition for Esophageal Substitution (2 of 11)

Rate:
N/A
Loading player ... The player requires Flash Player plugin
added:
13 years ago
views:
3990
specialty:
Gastroenterology

Case description

A hydrostatic balloon has been used to perform dilation. Caustic substances (strong acids and alkalies), when swallowed, can burn the tongue, mouth, esophagus, and stomach. These burns may cause perforation (piercing) of the esophagus or stomach. Food and saliva leaking from a perforation cause severe, sometimes deadly infection within the chest (mediastinitis or empyema) or abdomen (peritonitis). Burns that do not perforate can result in scarring of the esophagus and stomach.

tags: esophagus STENOSIS interposition colon endoscopy

This user also sharing

Recommended

show more