Paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy: Experience in a Sudanese university hospital

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We investigated the indications for and findings of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy in all children ≤ 16 years old referred for the procedure to the endoscopy unit at Soba University Hospital, Khartoum from January 2004 to January 2006. Thus 113 children were enrolled; 73% underwent upper GI endoscopy, 27% lower GI endoscopy (15% colonoscopy, 12% flexible sigmoidoscopy). Indications for upper GI endoscopy included haematemesis (24%), portal hypertension (21%), abdominal pain (16%) and vomiting (15%). Diagnoses included oesophageal varices (16%), gastritis (7%) and hiatus hernia (6%). Indications for lower GI endoscopy included rectal bleeding (87%), diarrhoea (19%) and anaemia (10%).

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Mudawi, H. M. Y., El Tahir, M. A., Suleiman, S. H., Eltaybe, N. H., Gamer, N. M., Abdallha, F. A., & Ibrahim, S. Z. (2009). Paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy: Experience in a Sudanese university hospital. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15(4), 1027–1031. https://doi.org/10.26719/2009.15.4.1027

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