A case of gastric cicatrization caused by ingestion of sulfuric acid, treated with Hunt-Lawrence jejunal pouch substitution for the stomach

J Pediatr Surg. 1995 Sep;30(9):1376-7. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90513-8.

Abstract

To the authors' knowledge, there had been no reported pediatric case of total cicatrization of the stomach owing to acid ingestion. The authors report a case caused by sulfuric acid ingestion. When admitted, the child did not have any oral intake and was fed through a jejunostomy, which had been placed in an other center. An upper gastrointestinal barium study showed a small gastric fundal pouch and no passage to the duodenum, but with passage to the jejunum through two fistulas. The modified Hunt-Lawrence pouch was created using the fistulous jejunal segment. After 6 months the patient is well.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
  • Burns, Chemical / complications
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cicatrix / chemically induced*
  • Cicatrix / complications
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction / complications
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction / etiology*
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / etiology
  • Intestinal Fistula / surgery
  • Jejunal Diseases / etiology
  • Jejunal Diseases / surgery
  • Jejunum / surgery*
  • Male
  • Pylorus / surgery*
  • Sulfuric Acids / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Sulfuric Acids
  • sulfuric acid