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Ann Thorac Surg 1976;21:74-82
© 1976 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Caustic Ingestion and Subsequent Damage to the Oropharyngeal and Digestive Passages

Marvin M. Kirsh, M.D.*, Frank Ritter, M.D.

Department of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Kirsh, Professor of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

The characteristics, diagnosis, and management of oropharyngeal and digestive passage lesions due to ingestion of caustic agents are presented. Previous experimental and clinical studies are reviewed with discussion of the peculiar qualities of the newer caustics. Differentiation in treatment of burns caused by solid and liquid agents is stressed.




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