Recent comprehensive guidelines developed by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition define the common entities of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) as the physiologic passage of gastric contents into the esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as reflux associated with troublesome symptoms or complications. The ability to distinguish betwee...

Laparoscopic fundoplication is a treatment option for gastroesophageal reflux disease refractory to medical treatment. When deciding whether or not to undergo surgery, patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal motility disorder need to fully understand the operative procedure, postoperative complications, and residual symptoms such as dysphagia, globus sensation, a...

INTRODUCTION Gastroesophageal reflux is a common but usually innocuous condition in children. However, in the presence of Gastroesophageal reflux disease, the surgical treatment (open or laparoscopic) may be indicated. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic antireflux surgery (Nissen fundoplication) with emphasis in infants. MATERIAL AND METHODS...

Recent comprehensive guidelines developed by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition define the common entities of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) as the physiologic passage of gastric contents into the esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as reflux associated with troublesome symptoms or complications. The ability to distinguish betwee...

Recent comprehensive guidelines developed by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition define the common entities of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) as the physiologic passage of gastric contents into the esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as reflux associated with troublesome symptoms or complications. The ability to distinguish betwee...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate pediatric studies of the effect on asthma symptoms of treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). METHODS We entered the MeSH terms "gastroesophageal reflux AND asthma AND children" in the PubMed tool Clinical Queries, selecting "therapy" and "broad, sensitive search." The search ended on April 14, 2008. We included o...

At the moment, a huge amount of indisputable evidence has been accumulated connection person’s psycho-emotional state with development gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Despite this, there is no single idea exact cause-and-effect relationships that occur when this pathology occurs. In addition, studies problem in children are very few.
 Purpose: to establish features sphere GERD and ...

background: gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) is a common disorder in the western population but detailed population-based data in iran is limited. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of gerd in esfahan. materials and methods: a population-based study was conducted in 2004. major gerd symptoms (heartburn and acid regurgitation) were assessed through an interview by six ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Better antacid medications and the introduction of laparoscopy destabilize the indications for fundoplication. This study aims at raising a discussion among pediatric surgeons on these indications, modalities, and the results of this operation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 252 refluxing children operated between 1992 and 2006 were divided into groups according to predomina...