Appropriateness, endoscopic findings and contributive yield of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2013; 19(47): 9077-9083
Published online Dec 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.9077

Table 1 Characteristics of 310 children undergoing 345 endoscopic procedures n (%)

Age
< 6 mo	3 (1)
6 mo-2 yr	32 (11)
2-10 yr	185 (61)
> 10 yr	81 (27)
Gender
Male	158 (53)
Female	143 (47)
Weight-for-age
< 3^rd centile	123 (41)
3^rd-50^th centile	154 (51)
50^th-95^th centile	22 (6)
> 95^th centile	4 (1.4)
Type of procedure
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy	231 (77)
Colonoscopy	26 (9)
Both	44 (15)

Three hundreds and forty-five endoscopic procedures took place in University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur; January 2008 to June 2011.

Citation: Lee WS, Zainuddin H, Boey CC, Chai PF. Appropriateness, endoscopic findings and contributive yield of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(47): 9077-9083
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i47/9077.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.9077

Lee WS, Zainuddin H, Boey CC, Chai PF. Appropriateness, endoscopic findings and contributive yield of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(47): 9077-9083 [PMID: 24379634 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.9077]

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