In most cases of alkali ingestion, the stomach is protected from injury by its contents and gastric acidity so that the esophagus the main site of injury. The authors describe a case of severe corrosive gastritis following ingestion of a large amount of alkali. Huge gastric bullae, an unusual manifestation, were an early roentgen finding. As healing occurred, the stomach was reduced to a shrunken, aperistaltic pouch.
