Role of high-dose methylprednisolone in Zargar Grade IIB corrosive esophageal burns: A randomized control study.

Irtiqa Sheikh Jamshed Nayer Akhil Neseem Praveen Aggarwal Saurabh Kedia Maroof Ahmad Khan Chandan J Das Ankit Kumar Sahu

Published in: Turkish journal of emergency medicine (2024)

Methylprednisolone does not help in the prevention of stricture formation in corrosive esophageal injury, but it significantly reduces the requirement of feeding jejunostomy and has a beneficial role in treating airway injury.

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