All issues > Volume 36(6); 1993

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1993;36(6):837-841. Published online June 15, 1993.

The Gastrofiberscopic Findings in Pediatric Patients

Yong Min YM Chung¹, Hwa Ja HJ Kim¹, Hann H Tchah¹, Sang Kyu SK Park¹, Ho Jin HJ Park¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

We observed 240 cases ranging in age from 3 months to 15 years seen by gastrofiberoscopy in the department of pediatrics of Seoul Red Cross Hospital from March 1990 to October 1992 and following results were obtained. 1) The male to female ratios in total cases and 89 patients complaining of abdominal pain for more than one month were 0.94:1 and 1.02:1 respectively. The most prevalent age group was 10~12years in both groups. 2) The indication in the frequency were chronic abdominal pain(37.1%), acute abdominal pain(32.5%), vomiting(7.9%), hematemesis and melena(5.4%), follow-up study(6.3%), further evaluation(3.8%), chest discomfort(2.5%), foreign body removal(2.1%), nausea(1.2%), dysphagia(0.8%) and abdominal mass(0.4%) 3) The common endoscopic findins in the 225 cases excluding follow-up ones were gastritis(34.7%), duodenitis(14.2%), ulcer(11.6%), esophagitis(7.6%), and foreign body(2.2%). 4) The common endoscopic endoscopic findings in cases of abdominal pain were gastritis(42.7%), duodenitis(16.9%), and ulcer(7.9%). 5) There was no complication except mild sore throat.

Keywords :Gastrofiberscopy, Pediatric patients