title: [Ingestion of caustics in childhood: proposal for a therapeutic protocol].
abstract: Caustic ingestion is a traumatic event not rare in the infancy. The authors, after a brief discussion of their cases and after a revision of the literature, propose a therapeutic protocol for the treatment of caustic ingestion in the infancy. This protocol is based on the esophagoscopy in the first day and on the antibiotic and corticotherapy in the first two weeks. When there is an esophageal stenosis, the authors propose weekly esophageal dilatations.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Ingestione da caustici nell'infanzia: proposta di un protocollo terapeutico.