Predicting full-thickness necrosis in adult acute corrosive ingestion injuries in a sub-Saharan African setting

Table 3 Imaging and endoscopy investigations performed on admission

Imaging/endoscopy during acute admission (n = 100)	n	%	n	%	n	%
Endoscopy	95	95.0
Chest X-ray	82	82.0
Lateral neck X-ray	31	31.0
CT	17	17.0
Contrast swallow	1	1.0
None	1	1.0
Endoscopy findings (n = 95)	n	%	n	%	n	%
	Oesophagus		Stomach		Duodenum
Not entered	1	1.1	3	3.2	32	33.7
Zargar 0	23	24.2	14	14.7	42	44.2
Zargar I	11	11.6	25	26.3	9	9.5
Zargar IIA	20	21.1	14	14.7	7	7.4
Zargar IIB	26	27.4	8	8.4	1	1.1
Zargar IIIA	6	6.3	16	16.8	1	1.1
Zargar IIIB	8	8.4	14	14.7	3	3.2
Zargar IV	0	0.0	1	1.1	0	0.0
CT findings (n = 17)	n	%	n	%
	Oesophagus		Stomach
Grade 1 - normal	2	11.8	5	29.4
Grade 2 - oedematous only	11	64.7	8	47.1
Grade 3 - lack of contrast enhancement
Without perforation	3	17.6	2	11.8
With perforation	1	5.9	2	11.8

CT: Computed tomography.