Open AccessThe therapeutic use of endoscopic ultrasonography in pediatric patients is safe: A case series
Author(s) -
Yi Jia,
Aldo Maspons,
Mohammed O Othman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.167191
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasonography , series (stratigraphy) , endoscopic ultrasonography , radiology , general surgery , intensive care medicine , endoscopy , paleontology , biology
Despite the safety and high diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS FNA) for the evaluation of gastrointestinal diseases in adults, literature discussing the therapeutic use of EUS FNA in pediatrics remains limited. This study reports our experience with the use of EUS in children with pancreaticobiliary disorders.