Research Article
Indications and Yield of Pediatric Endoscopy in Bahrain: A Tertiary Center Experience
Table 3
Endoscopic yield in children underwent gastrointestinal endoscopic sessions (
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| | Type of procedure | Total procedure | Total yield | Endoscopic yield =1052 (81.2) | value | | Positive =716 (68) | Negative =336 (32) |
| | UGIE only | 955 (73.6) | 819 (85.8) | 537 (65.6) | 282 (34.4) | 0.001 | | Colonoscopy only | 103 (7.9) | 46 (44.7) | 38 (82.6) | 8.0 (17.4) | 0.030 | | Combined procedures | 238 (18.3) | 187 (78.6) | 141 (75.4) | 46 (24.6) | 0.018 |
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UGIE: upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Values presented as number (%). Fisher’s exact test. value <0.05 is statistically significant. |
