A Controlled Trial of Corticosteroids in Children with Corrosive Injury of the Esophagus
- 6 September 1990
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 323 (10), 637-640
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199009063231004
Abstract
It is controversial whether treatment with corticosteroids reduces stricture formation in the esophagus after the ingestion of caustic material.Keywords
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