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Pregnancy followed by caesarean delivery in a patient with tracheostomy and gastrostomy after corrosive acid ingestion

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Corrosive acid ingestion in pregnancy is rare. We present a rare case of corrosive acid ingestion during pregnancy. The patient subsequently had tracheal stenosis and had to undergo a tracheostomy. Feeding gastrostomy was created for nutritional support of both mother and fetus. The patient delivered at term by an elective caesarean section.

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  1. Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Charu Chanana, Sunesh Kumar, Neena Malhotra, Jai Bhagwan Sharma & Kallol Kumar Roy

  2. 91, Pocket B, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Charu Chanana

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Chanana, C., Kumar, S., Malhotra, N. et al. Pregnancy followed by caesarean delivery in a patient with tracheostomy and gastrostomy after corrosive acid ingestion. Arch Gynecol Obstet 275, 295–296 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-006-0243-y

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