The role of endoscopy in caustic ingestion in the pediatric population: experience in a tertiary center.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
; 113(4): 272-275, 2021 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
caustic ingestion in children is rare but has potentially serious consequences.AIM:
to analyze the clinical and endoscopic features and the type of caustic ingested in our population.METHODS:
the upper endoscopies performed in this setting, as well as the characteristics of patients and caustics, were analyzed from 2010 to 2018.RESULTS:
fifty-one endoscopies were performed (48 cases of witnessed intake or high suspicion and three with a low suspicion) in patients with a mean age of 2.55 years. Alkali ingestion was more frequent (88.2 %) and 56.9 % of the endoscopies were normal, which was more frequent among those who ingested bleach (72 %). Alkali tended to produce more esophageal injuries (31.1 %) and acids tended to produce esophageal (20 %) and esophageal-gastric injuries (20 %). Four patients developed esophageal stenosis during follow-up.DISCUSSION:
even though more than half of the studies were normal, endoscopy is important in the diagnosis and prognosis of these patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Queimaduras Químicas
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Cáusticos
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Estenose Esofágica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article