Open AccessUtility of narrow caliber echo-bronchoscope in pre-school pediatric population: A case series (with video)
Author(s) -
Malay Sharma,
Zeeshn Ahamad Wani,
Raghav Bansal,
Ruth Shifa Hari
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.117695
Subject(s) - medicine , caliber , echo (communications protocol) , radiology , bronchoscopy , pediatrics , computer network , materials science , computer science , metallurgy
The practical use of EUS in small children below the age of 4 years is not described. The aim of the study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and clinical utility of smaller caliber echo-bronchoscope in the management of gastrointestinal, pancreatobiliary, and mediastinal disease in children below 4 years. Consecutive children of age younger than 4 years where EUS was clinically considered useful were evaluated by echo-bronchoscopes. The findings showed that EUS by echo-bronchoscopes is feasible and safe in young children.