Endoscopy may not be necessary in asymptomatic children after caustic ingestion
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:42
in Health & Medicine
A new study from researchers in Italy reports that endoscopy may not be necessary in children who show no symptoms after a caustic ingestion. The results demonstrated that the incidence of severe abnormalities of the oesophagus in children without any early symptoms is very low and an endoscopy could be avoided...
