Dilation of caustic esophageal strictures in children.

Dilation of caustic esophageal strictures in children.

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Ingestion of caustic products is a frequent and serious accident. It can be complicated by esophageal stenosis. Our work is a retrospective descriptive and analytical study, about 100 children explored at Monastir University Hospital for caustic esophageal stenosis. This study was spread over an 18-year period from January 1998 to December 2016. The study population comprised 62 boys and 38 girls with a mean age of 4 years. Soda ash was the caustic most accidentally ingested in 51% of cases. Stenoses were of multiple locations in 86% of cases, very tight in 47%, irregular in 57% and very exten...