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From 1974 44391 oesophageogastroduodenoscopies were performed on 35,097 babies, and children under 15. 3% of this group had gastroduodenal ulcers (998 were duodenal). These children more often had multiple ulcers of the duodenal bulb rather than single ulcers. In 85% of cases the ulcers were chronic. We have classified different forms and types of duodenal ulcer development that makes it possible to predict the rate of relapse, as well as risk and the character of complications.
We used 91F-P3 and 91F-P10 Olympus endoscope to make 731 jejunoscopy tests checking 50-100 cm. of jejunum.
We screened 1015 children by colonoscopy with retrograde ileoscopy in 91% cases. The combined jejuno and ileoscopy enabled us to set endoscopic criteria for investigation of chronic diarrhea and polyps of small intestine.
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Gershman, G., Boxer, V. RESULTS OF MASS ENDOSCOPIC SCREENING OF CHILDREN. Pediatr Res 26, 271 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198909000-00045
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