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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2022; 11(5): 419-428
Published online Sep 9, 2022. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i5.419
Published online Sep 9, 2022. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i5.419
Utilization of chest tube as an esophagus stent in pediatric caustic injuries: A retrospective study
Maryam Salimi, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7138433608, Iran
Hamidreza Hosseinpour, Samira Esfandiari, Fatemeh Pooresmaeel, Department of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7138433608, Iran
Reza Shahriarirad, Department of Surgery, Shiraz 7138433608, Iran
Shirin Sarejloo, Department of Cardiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 07138433608, Iran
Hamidreza Foroutan, Department of Surgery, Shiraz Laparoscopic Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7138433608, Iran
Author contributions: Foroutan H designed and performed the research; Salimi M and Hosseinpour H designed the research and wrote the paper; Shahriarirad R designed the research and supervised the report; Esfandiari S designed the research and contributed to the analysis; Pooresmaeel F and Sarejloo S provided clinical advice.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patients’ parent/guardian in our study. The purpose of this research was completely explained to the patient’s parents/guardian and was assured that their information will be kept confidential by the researcher. The present study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Consent was obtained from the patient parent/guardian regarding the publication of this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Hamidreza Foroutan, MD, Full Professor, Department of Surgery, Shiraz Laparoscopic Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zand Avenue, Shiraz 7138433608, Iran. maryamsalimi9674@gmail.com
Received: June 14, 2022
Peer-review started: June 14, 2022
First decision: June 27, 2022
Revised: July 17, 2022
Accepted: August 12, 2022
Article in press: August 12, 2022
Published online: September 9, 2022
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Peer-review started: June 14, 2022
First decision: June 27, 2022
Revised: July 17, 2022
Accepted: August 12, 2022
Article in press: August 12, 2022
Published online: September 9, 2022
Processing time: 85 Days and 0 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Given that caustic ingestion is one of the most common incidents in clinical practice, especially among children, we believe that our new esophageal stent is not only an accessible device but also extremely cost-benefit relative to existing Self Expandable Metallic Stents and Self-expanding Plastic Stents. We hope that this new esophageal stent, which is a modified chest tube, will help all surgeons and emergency physicians manage patients with caustic ingestion in the future, especially for those working in developing countries and areas with lower equipment accessibility.