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Table 2 Disease distribution of diagnostic colonoscopies

From: Current role of colonoscopy in infants and young children: a multicenter study

 

n = 275

EGIDs

63 (23%)

IBD

51 (19%)

Normal

41 (15%)

Polyps/Polyposis

38 (14%)

Nonspecific Colitis

36 (13%)

Hemorrhoid/MPS

13 (4.7%)

Lymphangiectasis

5 (1.8%)

IgA vasculitis

4 (1.5%)

Others*

24 (8.7%)

Normal

41 (15%)

  1. EGIDs eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (including gastrointestinal allergy), IBD inflammatory bowel diseases, MPS mucosal prolapse syndrome
  2. * “Others” refers to diseases identified in fewer than two children