Gastric tubes in children with caustic esophageal injury: A 32-year review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1363-1365

  Ein, Sigmund H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caustic injury; Gastric tube; Lye stricture

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; EPIGLOTTIS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNX; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; STOMACH TUBE; TRACHEOSTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031708747     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90008-2     Document Type: Review

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