Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Ablation for Patients With Extensive Injury After Ingestion of Strong Acid

Abstract

Three of six patients died in the hospital. The risk factors were preoperative metabolic acidosis, renal failure, and an upper jejunal resection greater than 100 cm in length. Early and aggressive approaches to resect all the necrotic tissue certainly provide good chances to survive the acute stage and later reconstruction.