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Gastrointestinal endoscopy in children and adults: How do they differ? Dig Liver Dis 2021 Jun;53(6):697-705

Date

03/12/2021

Pubmed ID

33692010

DOI

10.1016/j.dld.2021.02.016

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85102113263 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   26 Citations

Abstract

Gastrointestinal endoscopy has grown dramatically over the past century, and with subsequent improvements in technology and anaesthesia, it has become a safe and useful tool for evaluation of GI pathology in children. There are substantial differences between paediatric and adult endoscopy beyond size, including: age-related patho-physiology and the different spectrum of diseases in children. Literature on endoscopic procedures in children is sparse but significant. The present review aims at describing the current knowledges on paediatric endoscopy practice and highlights the main areas of differences between paediatric and adult practice.

Author List

Isoldi S, Cucchiara S, Repici A, Lerner DG, Thomson M, Oliva S

Author

Diana Lerner MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Capsule Endoscopes
Child
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Gastroenterology
Humans