Accidental caustic ingestion in children: Is endoscopy always mandatory?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-84

  Lamireau, Thierry ^a,c   Rebouissoux, Laurent ^a   Denis, Delphine ^a   Lancelin, Frantz ^a   Vergnes, Pierre ^b   Fayon, Michael ^a  

^a Children's Hospital   (France)

^b Department of Neuropediatrics   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Caustic ingestion; Endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CAUSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034900414     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200107000-00014     Document Type: Article

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