[Endoscopic biopotential measurement in the diagnosis of the degree of esophageal mucosal involvement in chemical burns].

Results of examination of 43 patients with injuries of the esophagus by cauterizing substances were obtained using the method of endoscopic biopotentialometry. It was shown that the method of endoscopic biopotentialometry is simple, allows rapid and exact determination of the degree of the injury of gastric mucosa at early terms from the moment of burn, choice of correct methods of treatment and prevention of such serious complications as bleedings, strictures etc.