Colonoscopic Polypectomy of Colorectal Polyps in Children Under General Anesthesia

Colonoscopic Polypectomy of Colorectal Polyps in Children Under General Anesthesia

In many countries, general anesthesia is not routinely used for colonoscopic polypectomy in children because of either feasibility or cost-effectiveness issues. However, we have been using general anesthesia for colonoscopic polypectomy in pediatric patients in our hospital for the past 5 years. The...

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Main Authors: Chien-Heng Lin, Rick Sai-Chuen Wu, Wei-Ching Lin, Shu-Fen Wu, An-Chyi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-02-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
child
colonoscopic polypectomy
general anesthesia
juvenile polyps
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09700439

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