Children with corrosive esophageal burns and esophagoscopy

dc.contributor.authorCankorkmaz, Levent
dc.contributor.authorKoyluoglu, Gökhan
dc.contributor.authorGüney, Cengiz
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T17:54:20Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T17:54:20Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: Accidental ingestion of corrosive materials remains a significant problem in the pediatric population. Ingested corrosive agents produce esophageal injuries ranging from minor burns to severe necrosis. The aim of this study was to discuss our patients who were treated for corrosive material ingestion and necessity of the esophagoscopy. Materials and Methods: Patients with a history of corrosive agent ingestion who were followed up in our Pediatric Surgery clinic between January 2000 and March 2007 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: Among total of 394 cases affected by corrosives, 62.2 % were males, 37.8 % were females with a mean age was 3.98±3.0 (6 months-16 years, ±3.0) years. Household bleaches (43.6 %), fat solvents (25.4 %) and hydrochloric acid (24.1 %) were the most frequently encountered corrosive agents. In 46.6 % of the cases, no pathologies have been detected in esophagoscopy. There were esophageal strictures in four cases, and esophageal and gastric perforation developed in one case. None of the children who ingested household bleaches developed esophageal strictures All of our cases consisted of children who ingested caustic agents inadvertently. Conclusion: Based on our study, we believe that, since household bleaches do not lead to esophageal strictures, .early esophagoscopy appears to be an unnecessary intervention in a child who ingested household bleaches accidentally.
dc.identifier.endpage113
dc.identifier.issn1305-5194
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79959549149
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage110
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/27152
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isotr
dc.relation.ispartofCocuk Cerrahisi Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectChildhood; Corrosive ingestion; Esophageal burns; Esophagoscopy
dc.titleChildren with corrosive esophageal burns and esophagoscopy
dc.title.alternativeKorozif özofagus yanikli çocuklar ve özofagoskopi
dc.typeArticle

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