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Corrosive injury of the trachea in children.

Savvas AndronikouLunga MfingwanaJulie MorrisonZane IsmailRiegart WagenaarJacques Janson
Published in: Clinical case reports (2019)
The secondary injury may present weeks to months after the initial insult and repeat bronchoscopy, and long-term follow-up is required for the respiratory complications of CSI.Ingestion of caustic fluid may cause severe tracheal stenosis. Repeated airway dilatation may be a lifesaving intervention until such point that surgery can be performed.
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