Accidental corrosive ingestion is not a rare Postnatal Body occurrence in children because of easy access to strong household cleansers.Gastric injury as a predominant finding following acid ingestion in pediatric age group is less widely known with a few cases being reported in Indian literature.We report two such cases of gastric outlet obstruction following accidental ingestion of dilute acid.
Both children have typical clinical presentation just 4-6 weeks after the ingestion.Upper GI endoscopy and barium meal studies confirmed the diagnosis.Early surgical intervention Interior resulted in a satisfactory recovery.
Both patients are doing well on follow up.