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A new perspective of the risk of caustic substance ingestion: the outcomes of 468 patients in one North Taiwan medical center within 20 years

Yu-Jhou Chena Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;b College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1697-0891View further author information
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Chen-June Seakb College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;c Department of Emergency Medicine, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan;d Department of Emergency Medicine, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0984-8385View further author information
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Shih-Ching Kange Division of Trauma and Emergent Surgery, Department of Surgery, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanView further author information
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Tsung-Hsing Chena Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;b College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;f College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8888-7985View further author information
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Chien-Cheng Chenb College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;f College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;g Department of Medical Image and Intervention, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4346-6292View further author information
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Chip-Jin Ngb College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;d Department of Emergency Medicine, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanView further author information
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Chao-Wei Leeh Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6853-4557View further author information
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Ming-Yao Sub College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;i Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan;j Board of Directors and Supervisors, Taiwan Association for the Study of Small intestinal Disease (TASSID), Taoyuan, TaiwanView further author information
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Hsin-Chih Huanga Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;b College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;i Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8355-0558View further author information
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Pin-Cheng Cheni Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, TaiwanView further author information
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Chun-Hsiang Ooyange Division of Trauma and Emergent Surgery, Department of Surgery, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-7547View further author information
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Sen-Yung Hsieha Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;b College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1723-7261View further author information
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Hao-Tsai Chenga Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;b College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;f College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;i Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 409-417 | Received 22 May 2020, Accepted 08 Sep 2020, Published online: 20 Oct 2020

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