Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Endosc Ultrasound. 2013 Apr;2(2):96-101. doi: 10.4103/2303-9027.117695.
The practical use of EUS in small children below the age of 4 years is not described. The aim of the study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and clinical utility of smaller caliber echo-bronchoscope in the management of gastrointestinal, pancreatobiliary, and mediastinal disease in children below 4 years. Consecutive children of age younger than 4 years where EUS was clinically considered useful were evaluated by echo-bronchoscopes. The findings showed that EUS by echo-bronchoscopes is feasible and safe in young children.
EUS 在 4 岁以下的小儿童中的实际应用尚未描述。本研究的目的是评估更小口径的超声支气管镜在 4 岁以下儿童胃肠道、胰腺胆道和纵隔疾病管理中的可行性、安全性和临床实用性。对临床上认为有用的 EUS 的年龄小于 4 岁的连续儿童进行超声支气管镜检查。研究结果表明,超声支气管镜的 EUS 在幼儿中是可行和安全的。