Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopic Approaches to Upper Gastrointestinal System Bleeding in Children

Abstract

In­tro­duc­ti­on: Upper gastrointestinal system bleeding in children is always very important problems requiring further investigation. The aim of the study was to investigate retrospectively the etiologies of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, the therapeutic endoscopic approach to the bleeding, and the efficacy of the endoscopy in the treatment of pediatric age group. Materials and Methods: In this study, 139 (F/M: 63/76) cases diagnosed as upper gastrointestinal bleeding and followed up by the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology were classified into groups according to the age, etiology, the presence of varicose veins, and history of drug ingestion. In addition bleedings caused by peptic ulcer disease were classified according to Forrest classification. Values of p0.68). Discussion: Endoscopic procedure is very useful in both the determination of etiology of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and the treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in childhood. (Jo­ur­nal of Cur­rent Pe­di­at­rics 2012; 10: 1-7)

Keywords

• Bleeding
• endoscopy
• hemoclips