[Endoscopic dilatation of caustic esophageal strictures].

Objective: To evaluate the results of endoscopic dilatation in caustic esophageal strictures and to analyze the factors associated with a favorable response.

Patients And Method: We performed a retrospective study of 33 patients who underwent dilatation with Savary bougie between 1989 and 2001. Response to initial dilatation and outcome during follow-up were analyzed.

[Early-onset acute toxic hepatitis induced by intravenous amiodarone administration].

Amiodarone is a widely used and effective long-term antiarrhythmic drug but with known adverse effects. Prolonged oral administration of this drug has been implicated in numerous hepatic lesions, ranging from isolated, asymptomatic transaminase elevation to fulminant, fatal liver failure. Few cases of acute hepatotoxicity due to intravenous administration have been reported.