The role of endoscopy in pediatric gastrointestinal bleeding

Conclusions: Hematochezia should prompt colonoscopy and hematemesis or melena should prompt esophagogastroduodenoscopy. If no source of bleeding is found, additional procedures are often non-diagnostic. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - August 24, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Franke, Markus Gei ß, Andrea Greiner, Peter Wellner, Ulrich Richter-Schrag, Hans-J ürgen Bausch, Dirk Fischer, Andreas Tags: Original article Source Type: research