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Paediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a 2-year review
Chinese Medical Journal
|August 1, 1997
Abstract
Objective:
To review the paediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy service in a paediatric department in Hong Kong.
Methods:
Records of all endoscopies undertaken in this department from May 1995 to January 1996 were retrieved and analysed.
Results:
The commonest indication for upper endoscopy was dyspepsia with 88% positive histological findings. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) was found in 25% of this group of children.
Conclusion:
Paediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy service is invaluable in a paediatric department by providing useful diagnostic information which would otherwise be missed.