Surgical management and outcomes of severe gastrointestinal injuries due to corrosive ingestion
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Gastrointestinal system lesions in children due to the ingestion of alkali and acid corrosive substances.
BACKGROUND/AIM TO examine esophageal and gastric lesions in children due to the ingestion of alkali and acid corrosive substances and to emphasize all related complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS The reports of 103 children who ingested or were suspected to have ingested corrosive substances and who then underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopic inspections were evaluated retrospectively. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1948-9366
DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i5.121