Paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy: Experience in Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Background Endoscopy is an important diagnostic and therapeutic mode of management in children with gastrointestinal disorders.Objective To determine the indications, endoscopic yields and impact of the service on the ongoing health and complications among children who underwent gastrointestinal end...

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Published inSAJCH : the South African journal of child health Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 66 - 74
Main Authors Eke, C B, Brown, R A, De Lacy, R J, Goddard, E A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published South African Medical Association NPC 01.06.2022
Health & Medical Publishing Group
South African Medical Association
Subjects
Children and war
Children's furniture
Colonoscopy
Gastrointestinal diseases
Health Care Sciences & Services
Medical records
Pediatrics
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Summary:Background Endoscopy is an important diagnostic and therapeutic mode of management in children with gastrointestinal disorders.Objective To determine the indications, endoscopic yields and impact of the service on the ongoing health and complications among children who underwent gastrointestinal endoscopy at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town.Methods A 10-year (2007 - 2016) retrospective study of children
ISSN:1994-3032
1999-7671
1999-7671
DOI:10.7196/SAJCH.2022.v16i2.1816