TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Ingestion of Portland cement
JO  - Journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Kim, Kyung Ho
A1  - Lee, Jang Young
A1  - Yang, Seong Eun
A1  - Lee, Won Suk
A1  - Sung, Won Young
A1  - Seo, Sang Won
A1  - Yang, Jung Il
SP  - e19
EP  - 21
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: The common toxicities of cement are allergic dermatitis, abrasions, and chemical burns, but reports of cement ingestion are rare. In this study, we report a case of successful treatment of cement ingestion using emergency gastrointestinal endoscopy. CASE REPORT: An 83-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department with altered mental state and abdominal pain. We assumed that she ingested cement based on her medical history and radiologic examination. A previous report recommended surgical removal with gastric lavage. However, we thought that wet cement is highly alkaline, and gastric lavage is contraindicated. We performed emergency gastrointestinal endoscopy, instead of gastric lavage. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: If a patient ingests cement, the recommendation is to check the status of the upper gastrointestinal tract and remove the cement by emergency gastrointestinal endoscopy as soon as possible.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-4679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.060
ID  - ref1
ER  -