Predictability of outcome of caustic ingestion by esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2012; 18(10): 1098-1103
Published online Mar 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1098

Table 5 Severity of gastric lesions in relation to clinical findings n (%)

Clinical findings	Gastric injury
	Normal	Severe
Normal (n = 57) (27.7%)	49 (23.7)	8 (3.9)
Positive clinical findings (n = 149) (72.3%)	117 (56.8)	30 (14.6)

Gastroscopy could not be performed in 2 (1%) patients with positive clinical findings because of severe esophageal edema.

Citation: Temiz A, Oguzkurt P, Ezer SS, Ince E, Hicsonmez A. Predictability of outcome of caustic ingestion by esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(10): 1098-1103
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i10/1098.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1098