@article{MAKHILLRJMS202317229087,
    title = {Role of Endoscopy in Acute Corrosive Injury and to Evaluate its Safety},
    journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences},
    volume = {17},
    number = {2},
    pages = {87-92},
    year = {2023},
    issn = {1815-9346},
    doi = {10.59218\makrjms.2023.87.92},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=10.59218\makrjms.2023.87.92},
    author = {K,Halli and},
    keywords = {Endoscopy, GI tract, esophageal burns, safety},
    abstract = {<p style="text-align:justify">Early endoscopy is not only safe, reliable and accurate diagnostic tool in such patients but also is of crucial importance in management and prognosis. To study the role of endoscopy in acute corrosive injury and to evaluate its safety. In this study a prospective analysis of 50 cases of corrosive acid ingestion admitted to acute medical care ward of V.I.M.S Ballari were studied. All patients were subjected to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy within 24 hrs of ingestion and severity and extent of burns determined. All patients were managed conservatively and few patients with severe degree burns in the stomach were sent for feeding jejunostomy. All surviving patients were followed up for 2 months with repeat endoscopy and barium studies in second month to look for development of strictures. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was found to be a safe reliable and predictable tool to identify the extent and severity of injury. It was useful in deciding treatment and assessing prognosis and predicting the outcome according to grade of initial injury.</p>
}
    }