Abstract
Lye ingestion in children continues to be a problem and may result in severe esophageal strictures. Esophageal dilatations to treat these strictures usually result in bacteremia. A case of 13-year-old boy who developed a brain abscess after multiple esophageal dilatations is presented and discussed and the literature on the subject is reviewed.
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Angel, C., Wrenn, E. & Lobe, T. Brain abscess: an unusual complication of multiple esophageal dilatations. Pediatr Surg Int 6, 42–43 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174883
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