Symptomatic gastric inlet patches in children treated with argon plasma coagulation: a case series.

نویسندگان

  • John Brannon Alberty
  • Ricardo Chanis
  • Vikram Khoshoo
چکیده

The pathologic potential of gastric inlet patches is now being recognized. A recent adult study has shown the effectiveness of argon plasma coagulation in ablating the patch and the associated symptoms. There are no reports of ablation in children. We report a case series of successful argon plasma coagulation of gastric inlet patches and their symptoms in 5 children.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of interventional gastroenterology

دوره 2 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012