Vomiting and gastro-oesophageal reflux.
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چکیده
During radionuclide scans in 82 infants and children gastro-oesophageal reflux extending to the upper oesophageal/laryngeal level was detected in 636 one minute frames. Only 61 (9.6%) of these frames were associated with vomiting, defined as the appearance of milk at the mouth. Thus the absence of vomiting does not preclude appreciable gastro-oesophageal reflux.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 63 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988