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Date Published: 13/03/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v510i2.2022
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Vol. 510 No. 2 (2022)
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Mạnh Hùng, T. ., Trung Kiên, N. ., Trung Kiên, C. ., & Thị Nhã, V. . (2022). THE RESULT IN FORMATION OF THE UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT FOR PATIENTS WHO BURN CAUSED BY CAUTIC INGESTION: EXPERIENCE OF 5 PATIENTS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 510(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v510i2.2022

THE RESULT IN FORMATION OF THE UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT FOR PATIENTS WHO BURN CAUSED BY CAUTIC INGESTION: EXPERIENCE OF 5 PATIENTS

Trần Mạnh Hùng1,, Nguyễn Trung Kiên1, Cù Trung Kiên1, Vũ Thị Nhã1
1 Bach Mai Hospital

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Objectives: the short- and long-term outcomes in formation of the upper digestive tract for patients who burn caused by cautic ingestion. Materials and  methods : one patient with esophageal burn,  four cases with simultaneous burns of both esophagus and stomach due to caustic chemicals, which subsequently caused retraction, stricture, and tightening of the entire esophagus and stomach, were successfully operated by esophago-gastrectomy and the reconstruction of  the upper gastrointestinal tract at Bach Mai Hospital. Results:  The surgery lasted from 5 hours to 8 hours , the patients lost 300 - 350 ml of blood without blood transfusion during and after surgery. The operation went well without any complications. The patient were discharged from hospital at 9th day to 18th day post-surgery.  All 5 cases were scheduled for follow-up examination, patients were able to eat and drink without any signs of reflux, having gained 2 to 9kg. Conclusion: Caustic ingestion can cause serious damages the esophagus or to both the esophagus and the stomach. Formation of the upper digestive tract by the ileum - right colon for patient who underwent total esophagogastrectomy due to caustic ingestion safely and effectively

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Burn of the upper digestivetrac due to caustic ingestion, esophagus cut, total esophagogastectomy, formation the upper digestive tract

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