High Doses of Methylprednisolone in the Management of Caustic Esophageal Burns

USTA, Merve; Erkan, Tülay; Cokugras, Fugen; URGANCI, Nafiye; Onal, Zerrin; Gulcan, Mahir; Kutlu, Tufan

doi:10.1542/peds.2013-3331

High Doses of Methylprednisolone in the Management of Caustic Esophageal Burns

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USTA M., Erkan T. , Cokugras F. C. , URGANCI N., Onal Z. , Gulcan M., ...Daha Fazla

PEDIATRICS, cilt.133, 2014 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 133 Konu: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1542/peds.2013-3331
Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Caustic substance ingestion in childhood is a public health issue in developing countries, and several management protocols have been proposed to prevent the resulting esophageal strictures. The role of corticosteroids in preventing corrosive-induced strictures is controversial. Our aim was to study the influence of high doses of corticosteroids in preventing esophageal strictures.