TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Extensive tracheobronchitis and lung perforation after alkaline caustic aspiration
JO  - Annals of thoracic surgery
A1  - Huang, Chung-Chieh
A1  - Wu, Hurng-Sheng
A1  - Lee, Yung-Chie
SP  - 1670
EP  - 1673
VL  - 89
IS  - 5
N2  - Corrosive tracheobronchitis and lung perforation after caustic aspiration are not very common. We present a case of life-threatening acute respiratory system corrosion after aspiration of caustic alkaline crystals during a suicide attempt. The patient survived the severe burns of the tracheobronchial tract and the liquefaction necrosis of the lung lobe by aggressive airway protection procedures and surgical resection of the destroyed lung. We report this rare, clinical condition and discuss the possible mechanism and its management.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-4975
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -