Interventional upper endoscopy: the pediatric perspective.
Pediatric endoscopy has evolved from a purely observational modality into one with the potential for many therapeutic applications. Common therapeutic uses of endoscopy in children now include treatment of variceal bleeds and foreign body retrieval and newer procedures such as endoluminal gastroplication and endoscopic pyloromyotomy. Continuing research in pediatric endoscopy will allow pediatric gastroenterologists to perfect existing interventional endoscopic techniques and to learn to perform new ones.
Liu
Steven
S
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Mamula
Petar
P
Liacouras
Chris A
CA
D002648:Child; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome