Author/Authors
UĞRAŞ, Meltem Yeditepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi - Pediatrik Gastroenteroloji, Hepatoloji ve Beslenme Bölümü, TÜRKİYE , ALAN, Saadet Malatya Devlet Hastanesi - Patoloji Bölümü, TÜRKİYE
Title Of Article
Evaluation of The Results of Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopies
شماره ركورد
17772
Abstract
Objective: Upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy is both a diagnostical and therapeutical intervention. The aim is to evaluate the results of upper gastrintestinal system endoscopies undertaken to the children from a single center, retrospectively Material and methods: The pathological, endoscopical results of the 357 children who underwent endoscopical intervention between November 2007 and January 2010 are evaluated. Results: 357 children underwent endoscopy in 27 months. The complaints of the children were abdominal pain, failure to thrive, nausea/vomiting, upper gastrointestinal system bleeding. Before endoscopy 307 out of 340 patients were Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) positive. Endoscopical findings were gastritis, ulcer, esophagitis and flat duodenal folds. 80.8% of the patients with ulcers were H. pylori positive and 57.4 % of the ulcers were gastric. Intestinal metaplasia was seen in 2 patients, and dissappeared after eradication therapy. Two patients were diagnosed as Celiac disease after pathological evaluation. Conclusion: H. pylori is common in our region and thus among children. Gastritis and peptic ulcer is common among children. Appropriate cases should undergo pediatric gastroenterological and endoscopical evaluation.
From Page
31
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Child , endoscopy , gastritis , H. pylori
JournalTitle
Fırat University Medical Journal Of Health Sciences
To Page
34
JournalTitle
Fırat University Medical Journal Of Health Sciences
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