High Doses of Methylprednisolone in the Management of Caustic Esophageal Burns

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

PEDIATRICS, cilt.133, sa.6, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 133 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1542/peds.2013-3331
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: caustic, corticosteroid therapy, stricture, children, EARLY BOUGIENAGE, CHILDREN, INGESTION, DEXAMETHASONE, SUBSTANCES, STRICTURE, STEROIDS, INJURY
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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.