Corrosive esophageal injuries in children. A shortlived experience in Sierra Leone

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1597-1604

  Contini, Sandro ^a   Tesfaye, Makonnen ^b   Picone, Piero ^c   Pacchione, Dario ^d   Kuppers, Beate ^e   Zambianchi, Carlo ^f   Scarpignato, Carmelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Addis Hiwot General Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^c BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Villa Anna Hospital   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^f Emergency Surgical Center   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

Children's caustic ingestion; Developing countries; Endoscopic dilatation

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INFUSION FLUID; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BOUGIE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSTOMY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; SIERRA LEONE;

ADOLESCENT; BALLOON DILATATION; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SIERRA LEONE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 34548499325     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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