TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Caustic ingestion: CT findings of esophageal injuries and thoracic complications
JO  - Emergency radiology
A1  - Cutaia, Giuseppe
A1  - Messina, Marianna
A1  - Rubino, Sara
A1  - Reitano, Elisabetta
A1  - Salvaggio, Leonardo
A1  - Costanza, Ilenia
A1  - Agnello, Francesco
A1  - La Grutta, Ludovico
A1  - Midiri, Massimo
A1  - Salvaggio, Giuseppe
A1  - Gargano, Rosalia
SP  - 845
EP  - 856
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - Ingestion of caustic substances, whether accidental or for the purpose of suicide, can cause severe lesions of the lips, oral cavity, pharynx, upper gastrointestinal system, and upper airways. In particular, caustic agents could be responsible for severe esophageal injuries resulting in short- and long-term complications. Because of these important clinical implications, timely diagnosis and appropriate management are crucial. In the evaluation of esophageal injuries, thoraco-abdominal computed tomography (CT) is preferable to endoscopy as it avoids the risk of esophageal perforation and allows the evaluation of esophageal injuries as well as of the surrounding tissue. In this review, we report CT findings of esophageal injuries and possible related thoracic complications caused by caustic ingestion.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1070-3004
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-021-01918-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -