"Deathgrip" esophagus: segmental aperistalsis following electrical injury

Dig Dis Sci. 1998 Sep;43(9):1970-2. doi: 10.1023/a:1018834609306.

Abstract

We report a case of documented transient segmental aperistalsis of the distal esophagus following an accidental electrical injury. There are no other reports in the literature demonstrating this phenomenon. A review of gastrointestinal injury secondary to electrical injury is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bethanechol / therapeutic use
  • Electric Injuries / complications*
  • Electric Injuries / physiopathology
  • Esophageal Motility Disorders / drug therapy
  • Esophageal Motility Disorders / etiology*
  • Esophageal Motility Disorders / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscarinic Agonists / therapeutic use
  • Parasympathomimetics / therapeutic use
  • Peristalsis / drug effects

Substances

  • Muscarinic Agonists
  • Parasympathomimetics
  • Bethanechol