Capsule endoscopy in pediatric patients: Technique and results in our first 100 consecutive children

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1138-1143

  Nuutinen, Hannu ^a   Kolho, Kaija Leena ^b   Salminen, Päivi ^b   Rintala, Risto ^b   Koskenpato, Jari ^a   Koivusalo, Antti ^b   Sipponen, Taina ^a   Färkkilä, Martti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Inflammatory bowel disease; Pediatrics; Small intestine; Wireless capsule endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CECUM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DUODENUM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NAUSEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051750120     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2011.584900     Document Type: Article

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