Combined use of steroid, antibiotics and early bougienage against stricture formation following caustic esophageal burns

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 307-310

  Karnak, I ^a   Tanyel, F C ^a   Buyukpamukcu N ^a   Hicsonmez A ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burns, chemical; Caustics adverse effects; Child; Esophageal stenosis prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ESOPHAGUS BURN; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032909772     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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