Complications in pediatric endoscopy - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2016 Oct;30(5):825-839.

doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.09.006. Epub 2016 Sep 13.

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Complications in pediatric endoscopy

Andrea Tringali et al. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

The experience of the "endoscopic community" in pediatric patients is limited, but during recent years increased skills of the endoscopists and technological improvements lead to a standardization of pediatric endoscopy and the development of specialized pediatric endoscopy unit. Adverse events related to diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in children are usually rare. Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of complications in pediatric endoscopy is crucial when dealing with benign diseases in children. The complication rate of diagnostic EGD and colonoscopy in children are extremely low. Therapeutic procedures have obviously an increased rate of adverse events. Esophageal dilations are the most common indication for endoscopic therapy in children and can lead to perforations which requires prompt diagnosis and management. Complications of ERCP in pediatric age are similar to those reported in adults. The experience in pediatric emergency endoscopy (mainly foreign body removal) is consolidated and related adverse events extremely rare. Sedation of children during endoscopy maybe needs further evaluation and standardization, to reduce the rate of specific complications.

Keywords: Adverse events; Anesthesia; Bleeding; Complications; Endoscopy; Foreign body extraction; Pediatrics; Polypectomy; Sedation; Stenting.

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