Safety and diagnosis yield of colonoscopy in Hong Kong Chinese children
Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 02:14
in Health & Medicine
Colonoscopy in children is a highly specialised procedure which is not often performed in the Chinese population. Data of its safety and diagnostic yield in Chinese children is scarce. One of the most common indications for colonoscopy in children of western countries is investigation and follow-up assessment for inflammatory bowel disease which is uncommon in Chinese children. It has recently been reported that there is increasing occurrence of childhood inflammatory bowel disease in western countries. It is, however, unknown whether a similar increase happens in Chinese children...