[The treatment of chemical burns of the esophagus in children].

The article covers the 22-year experience of treatment of chemical burns of the esophagus in 4252 children. The cicatrical stricture (the III degree burn) of the esophagus had 5.9% of patients. 82% of all patients were aged 1-3 years. The endoscopic signs of esophageal burns, developed in clinic, allow the thorough differentiation of burn stages, which has certain influence on treatment strategy. Treatment strategies, depending on the stage of esophageal burn and chemical agent, were described. Methods and terms of gullet bougienage were analyzed.