Corticosteroids for Preventing Caustic Esophageal Strictures: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Conclusions: The available evidence does not support the use of corticosteroids for the prevention of esophageal strictures following caustic ingestion. The overall quality of the evidence is limited because of methodological weaknesses and small sample sizes in the primary studies.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Gastroenterology Source Type: research