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Colonic endoscopy in children

par Rodesch, Pierre ;Cadranel, Samy ;Rodesch, Cédric;Cremer, N.;Cremer, Michel
Référence Acta paediatrica Belgica, 29, 3, page (181-184)
Publication Publié, 1976

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From 1971 to 1974, 76 colonoscopies were performed in children aged 3 months to 16 years, using conventional fibrescopes as well as 3 different pediatric models. The main indications were: rectal bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease and parasitic infestations. Fiber endoscopy proved to be more valuable for the diagnosis of rectal bleeding than X ray examination. In inflammatory bowel disease, colonoscopy was performed for control of borderline abnormal X ray pictures or as a followup of known cases of colonic Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis. Unfortunately, biopsy specimens obtained with the pediatric models were frequently too small for adequate histological studies.