Gastrointestinal endoscopy in children and adults: How do they differ?

Authors :: Isoldi S
Cucchiara S
Repici A
Lerner DG
Thomson M
Oliva S
Source :: Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver [Dig Liver Dis] 2021 Jun; Vol. 53 (6), pp. 697-705. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 07.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Gastrointestinal endoscopy has grown dramatically over the past century, and with subsequent improvements in technology and anaesthesia, it has become a safe and useful tool for evaluation of GI pathology in children. There are substantial differences between paediatric and adult endoscopy beyond size, including: age-related patho-physiology and the different spectrum of diseases in children. Literature on endoscopic procedures in children is sparse but significant. The present review aims at describing the current knowledges on paediatric endoscopy practice and highlights the main areas of differences between paediatric and adult practice.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Adult
Capsule Endoscopes
Child
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal adverse effects
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal instrumentation
Gastroenterology methods
Humans
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal methods

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1878-3562
Volume :: 53
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 33692010
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2021.02.016