Nutritional Assessment of Patients Undergoing Esophageal Dilatation Program for Post Corrosive Esophageal Injury

Abstract

In this study, the hospital data and complications showed that, the hospital stay days was more in gastrostomy (from three to five days) than that of esophageal dilatation (one day). Regarding the complication of gastrostomy, the incidence of the ventilation (12 %), these were higher in gastrostomy group. On the other hand, the gastro-oesph reflux in esophageal dilatation is reached to (100 %), while, in gastrostomy of a lower level (60 %). The incidence of nutritional edema in gastrostomy of a higher level (70 %), while, in esophageal dilatation it reached to (40 %). Regarding dysphagia score, the children treated through the esophageal dilatation showed improved feeding particularly swallowing of either semi-solid or solid foods than that of colon bypass. Our results on the GIT symptoms showed that the Nausea was statistically significant (60%) in gastrostomy