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EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009; 15 (4): 1027-1031
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-157407
ABSTRACT
We investigated the indications for and findings of gastrointestinal [GI] endoscopy in all children = 16 years old referred for the procedure to the endoscopy unit at Soba University Hospital, Khartoum from January 2004 to January 2006. Thus 113 children were enrolled; 73% underwent upper GI endoscopy, 27% lower GI endoscopy [15% colonoscopy, 12% flexible sigmoidoscopy]. Indications for upper GI endoscopy included haematemesis [24%], portal hypertension [21%], abdominal pain [16%] and vomiting [15%]. Diagnoses included oesophageal varices [16%], gastritis [7%] and hiatus hernia [6%]. Indications for lower GI endoscopy included rectal bleeding [87%], diarrhoea [19%] and anaemia [10%]