Current recommendations in pediatric interventional gastrointestinal endoscopy

Abstract

Interventional digestive endoscopy in the pediatric population is major procedure in the diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm in children with different pathologies in the gastrointestinal spectrum and with a marked evolution in the current medical practice. This article attempts to describe all the situations where this technique is required electively or as a matter of urgency, providing a description of the method, the indications, as well as the complications that may arise. The interventional procedure is performed by a pediatric gastroenterologist or endoscopy technician, sometimes with the assistance of gastroenterologist for adults, under general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation or under conscious sedation. A good prognosis in such cases depends on the patient’s status, the available equipment, the expertise of the pediatric gastroenterologist, as well as on working together in the interdisciplinary team.

Keywords

• endoscopy
• interventional procedure
• child