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Esophageal Capsule Endoscopy in Children and Young Adults With Portal Hypertension
- Source :
- Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. 69(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES Variceal hemorrhage (VH) is a serious complication of portal hypertension (PH). We evaluated the feasibility, safety, and clinical impact of esophageal capsule endoscopy (ECE) in pediatric and young adult patients with known or suspected PH. METHODS Children and young adults with PH at Boston Children's Hospital (2005-2017) were offered ECE for variceal screening or surveillance. Patient histories, ECE findings, and clinical outcomes were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS One hundred and forty-nine ECE studies were performed in 98 patients (57.1% male patients) using 3 ECE devices for variceal screening (66.5%) or surveillance (33.5%). Three readers interpreted the studies (88.3%, 10.3%, and 1.4%, respectively). Median age was 16 years (IQR 13.7-18.5). One hundred and three ECE studies involved patients
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Gastroenterology
Capsule Endoscopy
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Esophageal varices
030225 pediatrics
Internal medicine
Hypertension, Portal
Medicine
Humans
Young adult
Child
Retrospective Studies
Variceal Banding
business.industry
Retrospective cohort study
medicine.disease
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Portal hypertension
Feasibility Studies
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Female
business
Complication
Varices
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Esophagitis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15364801
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c55dbfe3d787e546331d15314f0d8a08