Background and Objectives:

Fiberoptic endoscopy is a highly efficient diagnostic tool; which is now being increasingly used; in the pediatric age group.This study has been carried out to demonstrate indications for and common findings of endoscopy in children.

Materials and Methods:

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records for endoscopy indication and result of children who had endoscopy between Jan 2000 to June 2005.

Results:

We analyzed 135 children who were referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.There were 38 boys and 97 girls.The mean age was 16 years (SD+/-1.4293).The main indications comprised epigastric pain (67.4); dyspepsia (11.9); hematemesis (8.9); recurrent abdominal pain (3) recurrent vomiting (3); and miscellaneous (5.8). Endoscopic diagnose included duodenal ulcer (14.8) and gastritis (12.6); duodenal scarring (5.2); bile reflux (5.2) duodenitis (4.4) and miscellaneous 6.4.

Conclusion:

In Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is a diagnostic procedure in children with gastrointestinal disorder. Gastritis and duodenal disease are commonly seen in children; hence must be included in differential diagnosis of children with digestive complaints and its management