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Fibre‐optic techniques for investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in children

Fibre‐optic techniques for investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in children ISSN 0906-5784 Fibre-optic techniques for investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in children Walker-Smith JA. Fibre-optic techniques for investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in children. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 1993: 4 (suppl 3): 40-43. J. A. Walker-Smith Academic Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom 0Munksgaard 1993. J. A. Walker-Smith, Academic Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, London E2 8PS, United Kingdom Key words: fibre-optic technique; gastrointestinal disease The safe application of fibre-optic endoscopy to paediatric practice has been an enormous advance in recent years. There are two types of investigation: 0 upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy 0 lower gastrointestinal tract endoscopy (colonoS O Y1. CP A standard text, such as Paediatric gastrointestinal disease (l),lists a large number of indications for upper endoscopy, varying from bleeding to treatment of oesophageal strictures. Likewise, a list of indications for colonoscopy (1) shows a similar wide range from rectal bleeding to surveillance of a child with a family history of familial polyposis. However, this symposium focuses on immune mechanism and methods. Hence, in this context, it is the ability to obtain endoscopic biopsies that makes endoscopy relevant to study of immune mechanisms in the gut. Although immune mechanisms http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Wiley

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ISSN 0906-5784 Fibre-optic techniques for investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in children Walker-Smith JA. Fibre-optic techniques for investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in children. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 1993: 4 (suppl 3): 40-43. J. A. Walker-Smith Academic Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom 0Munksgaard 1993. J. A. Walker-Smith, Academic Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, London E2 8PS, United Kingdom Key words: fibre-optic technique; gastrointestinal disease The safe application of fibre-optic endoscopy to paediatric practice has been an enormous advance in recent years. There are two types of investigation: 0 upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy 0 lower gastrointestinal tract endoscopy (colonoS O Y1. CP A standard text, such as Paediatric gastrointestinal disease (l),lists a large number of indications for upper endoscopy, varying from bleeding to treatment of oesophageal strictures. Likewise, a list of indications for colonoscopy (1) shows a similar wide range from rectal bleeding to surveillance of a child with a family history of familial polyposis. However, this symposium focuses on immune mechanism and methods. Hence, in this context, it is the ability to obtain endoscopic biopsies that makes endoscopy relevant to study of immune mechanisms in the gut. Although immune mechanisms

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Published: Jun 1, 1993

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