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Evaluation of Esophageal Motility in Children with Esophageal Damage Due to Corrosive Substance Ingestion

Koroziv Madde İçilmesi Sonucu Özofagus Hasarı Gelişen Çocuklarda Özofagus Motilitesinin Değerlendirilmesi

Özgür Aktaş(eskişehir şehir hastanesi)0000-0001-9713-7502
Nilsun Kuas(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ESKİŞEHİR ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, CERRAHİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, ÇOCUK CERRAHİSİ ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0001-6951-3494
Huseyin Ilhan(ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-9080-4082
Pages
1015–1021
Publication Date
2026-09-22
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This should be considered in the management of complications such as gastroesophageal reflux and resistance to dilation therapy that may develop in the long term.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Ingestion of corrosive substances is a significant problem causing serious morbidity and mortality among household accidents.
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Key Findings & Data:Twelve patients aged 5-18 years who were treated for corrosive substance injury at the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine between 2005 and 2010 underwent esophageal manometric studies.
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Conclusion & Impact:This should be considered in the management of complications such as gastroesophageal reflux and resistance to dilation therapy that may develop in the long term.
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📍Scope:2005 Verileri
⚙️Variables:özefagus · özefagus motilitesi · özefagus striktürü

Abstract

Ingestion of corrosive substances is a significant problem causing serious morbidity and mortality among household accidents. Esophageal burns after caustic substance ingestion are a common complication in children and can lead to serious motor dysfunction in the long term. The aim of this study is to evaluate changes in esophageal motility and permanent functional impairments years after the acute phase in children who have suffered severe esophageal burns and developed strictures due to corrosive substance ingestion. Twelve patients aged 5-18 years who were treated for corrosive substance injury at the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine between 2005 and 2010 underwent esophageal manometric studies. Peristaltic activities were evaluated by measuring the amplitude, duration, and speed of esophageal contractions. In severe corrosive burns, peristaltic contractions in the esophagus were found to be significantly weaker than normal, contraction amplitudes were significantly lower (p<0.001), contraction durations were significantly shortened (p<0.01), there was no significant difference in contraction velocities (p>0.05), and the percentage of non-conducted contractions was significantly increased compared to reference value (p<0.001). In severe corrosive burns, permanent impairments in esophageal motility develop due to damage to the muscle layer and myenteric plexus. This should be considered in the management of complications such as gastroesophageal reflux and resistance to dilation therapy that may develop in the long term.

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Koroziv madde alımı, ev kazaları içinde ciddi morbidite ve mortaliteye neden olan önemli bir sorundur. Çocuklarda kostik madde alımı sonrası özofagus yanığı sık görülen bir komplikasyondur. Uzun dönemde ciddi motor disfonksiyona yol açabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, koroziv madde içimine bağlı ciddi özofagus yanığı geçiren ve striktür gelişen çocuklarda, akut dönemden yıllar sonra özofagus motilitesindeki değişiklikleri ve kalıcı fonksiyonel bozuklukları değerlendirmektir. 2005-2010 yılları arasında Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı'nda koroziv madde hasarlanması nedeniyle tedavi gören 5-18 yaş arası 12 hasta özofageal manometrik çalışmaya tabi tutulmuştur. Özofageal kontraksiyonların amplitüdü, süresi ve hızı ölçülerek peristaltik aktiviteler değerlendirilmiştir. Özofagusta peristaltik kontraksiyonların referans değerlerine göre ileri düzeyde zayıfladığı, kontraksiyon amplitüdlerinin ileri derecede düşük olduğu (p<0.001), kontraksiyon sürelerinin belirgin olarak kısaldığı (p<0.01), kontraksiyon hızlarında anlamlı farklılık oluşmadığı (p>0.05) ve iletilmeyen kontraksiyon yüzdelerinin referans değerlerine göre ileri derecede arttığı (p<0.001) saptanmıştır. Ciddi koroziv yanıklarda, kas tabakası ve miyenterik pleksus hasarına bağlı olarak özofagus motilitesinde kalıcı bozukluklar gelişmektedir. Bu durum, uzun dönemde gelişebilecek gastroözofageal reflü ve dilatasyon tedavisine direnç gibi komplikasyonların yönetiminde dikkate alınmalıdır.

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Aktaş, Ö., Kuas, N., Ilhan, H. (2026). Evaluation of Esophageal Motility in Children with Esophageal Damage Due to Corrosive Substance Ingestion. Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 48 Sayı: 6, 1015–1021. https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.1917435

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