Appropiateness of colonoscopy in the university hospital center of monastir. Interest and applicability of criteria established by the European panel on the appropriateness of gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Aim: 1) To assess the applicability of EPAGE criteria in there first version (EPAGE I) in clinical practice, 2) to assess colonoscopy appropriateness using EPAGE I criteria, 3) to compare colonoscopy appropriateness and findings.

Methods: Four hundred and eighty-seven consecutive diagnostic colonoscopies were included. The appropriateness of the indication of colonoscopy was appreciated using a scoring system on the basis of the EPAGE criteria in there first version (EPAGE I).

[Chronic constipation in childhood. A report of 78 patients].

Aim: To assess the aetiology and the clinical patterns of chronic constipation in children.

Methods: A total of 78 patients (62% boys, mean age: 4.6 years) were enrolled in this retrospective study.

[Colorectal polyps in children. A study of 34 patients].

Aim: To assess the frequency and the clinical features of polyps of the colon and rectum in children.

Methods: A total of 34 patients (20 boys and 14 girls, mean age: 5.4 years) were enrolled in this 14-years retrospective study.

[High doses of steroids in the management of caustic esophageal burns in children].

Unlabelled: Esophageal burns are frequent in some countries. Esophageal stricture is a severe complication after caustic ingestion. Its frequency is estimated to 5% and reaches 47% in severe esophagitis.