PMID: 9190731May 12, 1997Paper

Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy of pediatric patients

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A V WewerP Matzen

Abstract

In total 199 oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopies (OGD) were performed in 71 female and 71 male paediatric patients (three months-15 years, median 8 years 2 months). The endoscopy was performed in general anaesthesia in children less than five years old, and in an intravenous sedation in older patients. The indications for OGD were: recurrent abdominal pain and concomitant positive antibodies against Helicobacter pylori as a part of a scientific project, upper dyspepsia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, failure to thrive, coeliac disease, suspicion of chronic inflammatory bowel disease and a percutaneous gastrostomy. Seventy-two OGD were carried out in general anaesthesia, 86 in intravenous sedation with midazolam and pethidine and 41 in intravenous midazolam sedation. Complications related to the sedation or to the endoscopy were not observed. Amnesia was reported in 94/95 children who were sedated intravenously with midazolam and pethidine or midazolam alone. Six endoscopies could not be carried out in intravenous sedation because of agitation. In the primary OGD endoscopy revealed a normal mucosa in 121/142 (85%), oesophagitis in four (3%), nodular mucosa in six (4%), gastritis in four (3%) and a duodenal ulcer in one (0.7%). His...Continue Reading

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