Current Thoracic Surgery
2024 , Vol 9 , Issue 2
Pediatric esophageal emergency: practical algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment from thoracic surgery perspective
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
DOI :
10.26663/cts.2024.022
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Pediatric esophageal emergency pathologies such as esophageal perforation, corrosive esophagitis and
esophageal foreign bodies are complex clinical conditions. Most important point of these pathologies
are taking a careful history, focused physical examination, and screening laboratory tests. The mortality
and morbidity rates are depending on the time between diagnosis and treatment. The aim of the study
is to develop practical algorithms in diagnosis and treatment from the perspective of thoracic surgery
that guides preclinical and specialized clinical physicians in the treatment of pediatric esophageal
emergency pathologies.
Keywords :
esophagus, perforation, emergency, foreign body, corrosive