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Risk Factors for Esophageal Stricture in Grade 2b and 3a Corrosive Esophageal Injuries

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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Abstract

Background and Purpose

Publications document the risk of developing esophageal stricture as a sequential complication of esophageal injury grades 2b and 3a. Although there are studies describing the risk factors of post-corrosive stricture, there is limited literature on these factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the different factors with post-corrosive esophageal stricture and non-stricture groups in endoscopic grades 2b and 3a of corrosive esophageal injuries.

Methods

Data were retrospectively analyzed in the patients with esophageal injury grades 2b and 3a between January 2011 and December 2017.

Results

One hundred ninety-six corrosive ingestion patients were admitted with 32 patients (15.8%) in grade 2b and 12 patients (6.1%) in grade 3a and stricture was developed in 19 patients (61.3%) with grade 2b and in 10 patients (83.3%) with grade 3a. The patients’ height of the non-stricture group was greater than that of stricture groups (2b stricture group, 1.58 ± 0.08 m; 2b non-stricture group, 1.66 ± 0.07 m; p < 0.004; 3a stricture group, 1.52 ± 0.09 m; 3a non-stricture group, 1.71 ± 0.02 m; p < 0.001). Omeprazole was more commonly used in the non-stricture than stricture group (26.3% in the 2b stricture group, 69.2% in the 2b non-stricture group, p = 0.017; 50% in the 3a stricture group, 100% in the 3a non-stricture group, 1.71 ± 0.02 m, p = 0.015).

Conclusions

The height of patients may help to predict the risks and the prescription of omeprazole may help to minimize the risks of 2b and 3a post-corrosive esophageal stricture.

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The authors would like to thank staff members of Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, for the data of this study and special thanks to Norman Mangnall for assistance in editing the English version of this manuscript.

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    Prasit Mahawongkajit, Prakitpunthu Tomtitchong, Nuttorn Boochangkool, Palin Limpavitayaporn, Amonpon Kanlerd, Chatchai Mingmalairak, Surajit Awsakulsutthi & Chittinad Havanond

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Mahawongkajit, P., Tomtitchong, P., Boochangkool, N. et al. Risk Factors for Esophageal Stricture in Grade 2b and 3a Corrosive Esophageal Injuries. J Gastrointest Surg 22, 1659–1664 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-018-3822-x

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