Upper endoscopy with biopsies

Babies and toddlers under 2 years old

✘ Your child may not have

• food after midnight

✔ Your child may have

• formula, milk or fortified breast milk up to six hours before surgery
• breast milk up to four hours before surgery
• clear fluid: water, apple juice and nothing else until arrival at CHEO

Children and youth (2 years and older)

✘ Your child may not have

• food or milk after midnight

✔ Your child may have

• clear fluid: water, apple juice and nothing else until arrival at CHEO

Your child:

• will wake up in the PACU (post-anesthetic care unit)
• may have a full feeling in the stomach
• may need to burp more than usual
• may have a scratchy throat
• will have an IV until they are able to drink enough fluids

Your child or youth can gradually go back to a regular diet. Start with clear fluids, then fluids like milk, and then soft foods. Your child can go back to usual activities the day after the endoscopy.

The results are sent automatically to the doctor who referred you to CHEO. We will follow up with you by phone, or at your next clinic visit if the biopsy results were not normal.