title: Introduction to pediatric esophagogastroduodenoscopy and enteroscopy.
abstract: Pediatric esophagogastroduodenoscopy is now an integral part of the practice of pediatric gastroenterology. Children are not just small adults. The differing clinical indications, approaches to patient preparation, sedation, and complications are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Benaroch
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Rudolph
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives