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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2015; 7(3): 169-182
Published online Mar 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.169
Published online Mar 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.169
Table 3 Indications for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
| Diagnostic |
| Recurrent abdominal pain (differentiation from FGIDs is important) |
| Weight loss/failure to thrive not just due to lack of nutrition |
| Dysphagia |
| Diarrhoea/malabsorption (differentiation from FGIDs is important) |
| Continued vomiting/haematemesis other than a simple Mallory-Weiss tear |
| Investigation for iron deficiency anaemia |
| Suspected enteropathy-coeliac (new guidelines)/autoimmune |
| Part of investigations for inflammatory bowel disease |
| Therapeutic |
| Foreign body removal |
| Insertion of feeding tube |
| Dilation of strictures |
| Injection/banding varices |
| Treatment with Botox |
| Excision of polyps |
- Citation: Rahman I, Patel P, Boger P, Rasheed S, Thomson M, Afzal NA. Therapeutic upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy in Paediatric Gastroenterology. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(3): 169-182
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i3/169.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.169