Diana G Lerner, B U Li, Petar Mamula, Douglas S Fishman, Robert Kramer, Vi Lier Goh, Khalil El-Chammas, Scott P Pentiuk, Robert Rothbaum, Bhaskar Gurrum, Riad M Rahhal, Praveen S Goday, Bernadette Vitola
OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to assess the opportunities for therapeutic endoscopy, liver biopsies, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placements available to fellows during a 3-year pediatric gastroenterology fellowship, and to evaluate access to ancillary procedural-training opportunities. METHODS: Data were collected from 12 pediatric gastroenterology fellowship programs in the United States. Procedures completed in the years 2009-2011 were queried using CPT codes and endoscopy databases...
January 2014: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition