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CORROSIVE INTAKE AND ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE FORMATION: A CASE STUDY

Dr Mir Arslan Ahmad Dr Taha Nazir Warraich Dr Zeeshan Adeel

This study is aimed to quantify the effects of ingestion of corrosives that lead to the injuries of esophagus and formation of strictures. Method: This is retrospective cross-sectional study, conducted on 188 patients having history of corrosive ingestion that have lead to esophageal injuries. The patients underwent upper GI endoscopy during first 48 hours of the incident, and same procedure was repeated 6 weeks after the incident to check for stricture formation. Result: In the data collected, 99 patients were found to have severe esophageal injuries following the incident of corrosive intake; conversly, 89 patients found to have mild injuries. Among the severely injured 99 patients 31 were reported to have developed the strictures due to corrosive ingestion in comparison to the 10 cases who have mildly injured esophagus resulted in strictures. The difference was significant statistically. Conclusion: In the light of our study, it is concluded that the patients who get lethal esophageal injuries more tend to develop strictures in comparison with the patients with mild esophageal injury.

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