Therapeutic upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy in Paediatric Gastroenterology

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 7, Issue 3

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Research Domain of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

ISSN

1948-5190

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Review

World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2015; 7(3): 169-182
Published online Mar 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.169

Table 3 Indications for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Diagnostic

Recurrent abdominal pain (differentiation from FGIDs is important)

Weight loss/failure to thrive not just due to lack of nutrition

Dysphagia

Diarrhoea/malabsorption (differentiation from FGIDs is important)

Continued vomiting/haematemesis other than a simple Mallory-Weiss tear

Investigation for iron deficiency anaemia

Suspected enteropathy-coeliac (new guidelines)/autoimmune

Part of investigations for inflammatory bowel disease

Therapeutic

Foreign body removal

Insertion of feeding tube

Dilation of strictures

Injection/banding varices

Treatment with Botox

Excision of polyps

Citation: Rahman I, Patel P, Boger P, Rasheed S, Thomson M, Afzal NA. Therapeutic upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy in Paediatric Gastroenterology. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(3): 169-182
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i3/169.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.169

Rahman I, Patel P, Boger P, Rasheed S, Thomson M, Afzal NA. Therapeutic upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy in Paediatric Gastroenterology. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(3): 169-182 [PMID: 25789087 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.169]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.