We present an unusual case of corrosive esophageal injury following liquid glue ingestion. The endoscopic findings were tissue sloughing and blackened appearance of the esophagogastric junction, due to caustic esophageal injuries following ingestion of glue containing toluene.

An uncommon cause of corrosive esophageal injury / F. Pace, S. Greco, S. Pallotta, D. Bossi, E. Trabucchi, G. Bianchi Porro. - In: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. - ISSN 1007-9327. - 14:4(2008), pp. 636-637.

An uncommon cause of corrosive esophageal injury

F. Pace
Primo
;
S. Greco
Secondo
;
S. Pallotta;E. Trabucchi
Penultimo
;
G. Bianchi Porro
Ultimo
2008

Abstract

We present an unusual case of corrosive esophageal injury following liquid glue ingestion. The endoscopic findings were tissue sloughing and blackened appearance of the esophagogastric junction, due to caustic esophageal injuries following ingestion of glue containing toluene.
Corrosive esophagitis; Ingested foreign bodies
Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia
Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale
2008
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