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We reviewed the cases of accidental ingestion of corrosive agents who were admitted to our department of pediatrics during the last four years One hundred fifty seven children of whom 100 63 7 were males with 90 60 9 being younger than three years of age were evaluated retrospectively Household bleaches were the most frequently encountered corrosive agents 65 6 Esophagogastric fibroscopy was performed in 70 children and esophageal lesions were classified according to three grades of severity In 52 children fibroscopy was normal or near normal while severe esophageal lesions grades 2 and 3 were found in 18 cases One child had esophageal stricture and another one had pyloric stricture at the time of admittance Other children with severe esophageal lesions were treated with oral corticosteroids for three weeks On follow up no stricture development was recorded Key words: Corrosive Esophagitis Endoscopy Treatment Corticosteroid Child
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Bu çalışmada son dört yıl içinde Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Bilim Dalı na yanlışlıkla korozif madde içme yakınması ile getirilen çocuklar retrospektif olarak incelendi Yüzelliyedi olgunun 100 ü 63 7 erkek olup 90 ı 60 9 üç yaşın altında idi En sık karşılaşılan korozif madde çamaşır suyu idi 65 5 Yetmiş olguya özofagogastroskopi uygulandı ve özofagusta lezyon saptanırsa evre I III arasında değerlendirildi Elli iki çocukta endoskopik bulgular normal sınırlarda veya normale çok yakındı ancak 18 olguda ciddi özofagus hasarı evre II III tespit edildi Birer olguda başvuru sırasında özofagus ve pilorda striktür saptandı Ağır özofagus hasarı tespit edilen diğer çocuklar üç hafta oral kortikosteroid ile tedavi edildi ve bu olgularda takip süresince striktür gelişmedi Anahtar kelimeler: Korozif Özofajit Endoskopi Tedavi Kortikosteroid Çocuk
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| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | When the Turkish word exists |
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| Publication Date | June 1, 1998 |
| Published in Issue | Year 1998 Volume: 33 Issue: 2 |