[Emergency panendoscopy in children with upper digestive bleeding. Diagnostic and therapeutic value]

The aim of this paper was to review the current concepts in the early diagnosis of the upper gastrointestinal bleeding by emergency endoscopy, its value in ulcers and the factors predicting poor outcome. Variceal bleeding from the esophagus as a complication of portal hypertension is also reviewed. The expanding role of endoscopy for gastrointestinal hemorrhage is emphasized.