title: Endoscopic examination of the colon in infancy and childhood.
abstract: Flexible fiberoptic colonoscopy is a safe and effective diagnostic procedure in infants and children. It is a sensitive and practical procedure that has made substantial contributions to the diagnosis and treatment of colonic disorders in infants and children. With further refinements in technique, future applications of its use are likely to occur.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020685:Colonoscopes; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant