RETRACTED: Pediatric Esophagogastroduodenoscopy at Yopougon Teaching Hospital: Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Indications, Findings and Management

Bhérat Armel Kouadio^1*, Tanoh Kassi François Eboua¹, Marie-Hélène Ake-Assi¹, Aboubacar Demba Bangoura², Affoué Ekou Charlotte Niamien-Attaï¹, Bossoma Guylaine Aka¹, Assamala Marielle Ehile¹, Laurence Ya Adonis-Koffy¹

¹Pediatrics Service, Yopougon Teaching Hospital, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
²Hepato-Gastroenterology Service, Yopougon Teaching Hospital, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

DOI: 10.4236/ojped.2019.91003                

Abstract

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Keywords

Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Child, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Conflicts of Interest

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