TITLE:
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Children’s Abdominal Pains in Ivory Coast
AUTHORS:
Aboubacar Demba Bangoura, Henriette Ya Anzouan Kissi-Kacou, Denis Coffi Fanou, Dimitry Guillaume Kouamé, Stanislas Doffou, Constant Assi, Alassan Kouamé Mahassadi, Alain Koffi Attia, Aya Thérèse N’dri-Yoman
KEYWORDS:
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Children’s Abdominal Pains, Gastropathies, Helicobacter pylori, Ivory Coast
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.6 No.12,
December
12,
2016
ABSTRACT: Since a
longtime considered as functional and psychological, children’s abdominal pains (CAP)
is a public health problem. Advances in digestive endoscopy and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) discovery have reignited the
debate of the organicity of CAP. The aim of this study is to determine the
diagnosis rentability of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE)
in CAP in Ivory Coast. Patients and Methods: This a retrospective analytical
study based on reports of UGIE performed in 2 university hospital and 3 private
clinics of Abidjan from march 2007 to march 2016. The children (from 1 day to
15 years) in which UGIE were performed for abdominal pains were included in
the study. Results: 116 UGIE were performed in children for abdominal pains
during the study period. Epigastric
pain was the main indication of UGIE (88%). The diagnosis rentability of UGIE
was more than 70% in this study. The main anomalies observed in UGIE were
gastropathies. Ulcers were rarely found. Conclusion: UGIE play an important
diagnosis role in CAP in Ivory Coast. However gastric biopsies for Helicobacter pylori research are not
common practice in our country.