title: Interventional procedures in the gastrointestinal tract in children.
abstract: Significant growth and innovation in interventional procedures involving the gastrointestinal tract has occurred over the last 15 years. The authors discuss historical background, procedural planning, sedation, and monitoring during the procedure, technique, postprocedural care, and potential procedural complications in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 115213-3417, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Towbin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004106:Dilatation; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*