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We aimed to assess the diagnostic yield of endoscopy in an effort to aid clinical decision making.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Retrospective analysis included patients \u226418 years who underwent GIE during one calendar year at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. We excluded children referred for predefined obvious indications for GIE, planned follow-up procedures, and therapeutic endoscopy. Clinician-assigned indication for endoscopy as well as endoscopic and histologic findings were recorded. Diagnostic yield of GIE was determined according to referral indication.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    There were 794 endoscopies performed of which 329 were included in the analysis (mean age 9.3 \u00b1 5.0 years, 51% female). No significant complications of GIE were recorded. Six major referral indications were identified among which abdominal pain was the most frequent 88\/329 (26%) of whom 32\/88 (36%) had a significant diagnostic finding. Among the other major indications, diagnostic findings were found in 36\/85 (43%) children with primary indication of chronic diarrhea, 14\/33 (42%) failure to thrive, 15\/32 (46%) short stature, 30\/56 (54%) iron deficiency, and 20\/48 (42%) weight loss.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Pediatric GIE is a safe procedure with diverse clinical indications. The diagnostic yield of endoscopy is variable, depending on the referral indication. 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