Open AccessPresentation and management outcome of childhood corrosive oesophageal injury in Benin City
Author(s) -
Stanley Okugbo,
Gandhi Agbaegbe Anyanhun,
C A Efobi,
O. T. Okugbo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/ajps.ajps_90_10
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , epidemiology , presentation (obstetrics) , retrospective cohort study , benin city , pediatrics , teaching hospital , emergency medicine , general surgery , surgery
Corrosive ingestion in children occurs usually at home and frequently results in debilitating strictures. Prevention and early intervention programs are very important for good outcomes.