Corrosive upper gastrointestinal strictures in children: Difficulties and dilemmas

Figure 1 Complications in gastrointestinal system due to corrosive injury.

Figure 2 Clinical, endoscopic and radiological images of corrosive injury in children. A: Endoscopic view of corrosive injury of esophagus (areas of necrosis); B: Barium swallow study showing long esophageal stricture; C: Endoscopic view of esophagus after initial healing; D: Endoscopic view of post-acid ingestion antropyloric injury with transpyloric tube in situ; E: Endoscopic view of pyloric stricture; F: Dilated stomach in a patient with pyloric stricture; G: Barium meal follow-through study showing corrosive stricture involving body and prepyloric region (Hour-glass appearnce); H: Barium meal follow through study showing post-corrosive pyloric stricture; I: Endoscopic view of diverticulae in stomach in pyloric stricture.

Figure 3 Flowchart for management of corrosive ingestion and upper gastrointestinal strictures.