ArticleBMC surgery2025
Surgical management and outcomes of corrosive esophageal injuries: a prospective study from Sana'a, Yemen.
Article in BMC surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundCorrosive esophageal injuries pose a significant health burden in resource-limited settings like Yemen. This study evaluated the demographic patterns, clinical presentations, management strategies, and outcomes of patients with corrosive esophageal injuries at a tertiary hospital in Sana’a, Yemen.
methodsThis prospective single-center study at Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen (January 2021–June 2024) enrolled 22 patients with corrosive esophageal injuries. Data on demographics, corrosive agents, clinical features, endoscopic findings, management, and outcomes were analyzed using chi-square tests and ANOVA (p < 0.05).
resultsThe mean patient age was 24.7 ± 17.0 years, with 40.9% (n = 9) under 20 years. Accidental ingestion, primarily acidic agents (68.2%, n = 15), accounted for 90.9% (n = 20) of the cases. Dysphagia was the most common symptom (90.9%, n = 20). Endoscopy revealed Grade 2B injuries in 59.1% (n = 13), using the endoscope unable to pass in 13.6% (n = 3). Strictures developed in 36.4% (n = 8) of patients. Endoscopic dilation (ED) was attempted in 77.3% (n = 17), achieving durable symptomatic improvement in 58.8% (n = 10/17). Surgical interventions, including colonic conduit (n = 6) and gastric pull-up (n = 2), were performed in 36.4% (n = 8). Complications occurred in 45.5% (n = 10), and mortality was 13.6% (n = 3), significantly associated with suicidal ingestion (p = 0.001).
conclusionCorrosive esophageal injuries in Yemen, mostly accidental, affect younger patients and result in high morbidity (45.5%). ED is effective for single strictures, but severe cases often require surgery. Gastric pull-up appeared to have lower complications than colonic conduit in this small cohort, although larger studies are needed to confirm this trend. The elevated mortality rate among suicidal cases highlights the need for mental health support. The small sample size (n = 22) and single-center design limit generalizability, necessitating larger multicenter studies to optimize management strategies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.