Indications for gastrointestinal endoscopy in children
Abstract
Gastrointestinal endoscopy has revolutionized the diagnosis and management of many gastrointestinal diseases and is now an integral part of the evaluation and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases in children and adolescents.
Endoscopic gastrointestinal procedures are now common in most major pediatric centres and they can be safely performed in small infants, including newborns.
Over the past few years, experts in committees and scientific societies have been working to establish indications for performing gastrointestinal endoscopy in children.
With the development of pediatric gastroenterology new diseases emerged and indications for performing endoscopies had changed.
The aim of the present review article is to summarize the most recent data on the indications for performing endoscopy in the most common pediatric gastrointestinal disorders.
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