Open AccessUsefulness of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in children
Author(s) -
Bahubali Deepak Gadgade,
Venkatesh M Annigeri,
Anil Halageri,
Praveen S. Bagalkot
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/ajps.ajps_111_16
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopy , esophageal varices , foreign body , upper gastrointestinal endoscopy , general surgery , surgery , gastroenterology , portal hypertension , cirrhosis
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is now important investigation in children. Although endoscopy is used routinely by pediatric surgeons, there are no recent Indian studies which have evaluated endoscopy within a Department of Pediatric Surgery.