在成人胃镜检查被公认是一种诊断上消化道疾病的方法。本文报告了50名儿科病人使用胃镜的结果。年龄在9个月～16岁,22名<9岁,年龄小于5岁者12例,平均年龄4. 1岁。病人按症状分为二组:24名小儿表现为呕血或胃管吸出血色或咖啡色液体、伴有血红蛋白下降;另26名则有腹痛或钡餐检查的异常发现。30例在胃镜检查前,20例在胃镜检查后48小时内均作了上消化道 X 线检查。 Gastroscopy in adults is recognized as a method of diagnosing upper gastrointestinal diseases. This article reports the results of gastroscopy in 50 pediatric patients. Aged 9 months to 16 years old, 22 <9 years old, less than 5 years of age in 12 cases, mean age 4.1 years. The patients were divided into two groups according to the symptoms: 24 children showed hematemesis or bronchial aspiration or hemochromatosis with hemoglobin decrease; the other 26 patients had abnormal abdominal pain or barium meal examination. 30 cases before gastroscopy, 20 cases of gastroscopy were made within 48 hours of upper gastrointestinal X-ray examination.