Prevention has a paramount role in reducing the incidence of corrosive ingestion especially
in children, yet this goal is far from being reached in develo** countries, where such …

Corrosive ingestion is a rare but potentially devastating event and, despite the availability of
effective preventive public health strategies, injuries continue to occur. Most clinicians have …

Ingestion of Caustic Substances Acids and alkalis can cause tissue damage on contact.
Accidental and intentional ingestions of caustic materials in adults and children are a …

These are updated guidelines which supersede the original version published in 2004. This
work has been endorsed by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British …

Endoscopic resection is now a widely accepted treatment for early gastric cancer, having a
negligible risk of lymph‐node metastasis. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a …

Esophageal stents are important tools for palliative treatment of inoperable esophageal
malignancies. With the development of multiple self-expandable stents, there are now …

Background and aims: The management of refractory benign esophageal strictures (RBESs)
is challenging. Stent placement has been proposed as a possible rescue strategy. We …

Opinion statement Benign esophageal strictures arise from a diversity of causes, for
example esophagogastric reflux, esophageal resection, radiation therapy, ablative therapy …

Since the commercialization of polydioxanone (PDX) as a biodegradable monofilament
suture by Ethicon in 1981, the polymer has received only limited interest until recently. The …

Various domestic or industrial chemicals may cause significant upper aerodigestive tract
burns. Preventive measures should be up-scaled, especially in the develo** world, to …