The Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children Diagnosis, Medical Therapy, Surgical Management

The Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children Diagnosis, Medical Therapy, Surgical Management / edited by Ciro Esposito, Philippe Montupet, Steven Rothenberg.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common condition in children. In most infants the reflux disappears spontaneously after the first year of life; nevertheless, children may be managed with medical therapy and those with refractory disease should be referred to surgery. Guidelines for clinical pra...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Esposito, Ciro (Editor), Montupet, Philippe (Editor), Rothenberg, Steven (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
Edition:1st ed. 2004.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Gastroenterology .
Pediatrics.
Pediatric surgery.
Surgery.
Internal medicine.
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Table of Contents:
  • I General
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Anatomy of the Esophagogastric Junction
  • 3The Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux
  • 4 Clinical Aspects of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children
  • 5 The Gastroesophageal Reflux Secondary to Malformations
  • 6 Conditions Mimicking Gastroesophageal Reflux
  • 7 Infant Regurgitation
  • 8The Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients with Respiratory Symptoms
  • 9 Gastroesophageal Reflux and Barrett’s Esophagus
  • 10 Genetics of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • II Pediatrics
  • 11 Esophageal Manometry in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Infants and Children with GER
  • 12 Esophagogastric pH Monitoring in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Infant and Children with GER
  • 13 Gastroesophageal Endoscopy for the Diagnostic Evaluation of Infants with GER
  • 14 Barium Swallow: An Useful Exam to Diagnose GER in Children
  • 15 Scintigraphic Assessment of GER in Pediatric Patients
  • 16 Ultrasonography and Bronchoalveolar Lavage for the Diagnosis of Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux
  • 17 The Bronchoalveolar Lavage Technique to Evaluate Silent Aspiration in Children with Reflux-Associated Respiratory Disease
  • 18 Gastric Emptying and Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux
  • 19 Current Concepts in the Medical Treatment of GER in Children
  • 20 Long-Term Results of Medical Treatment and Indications for Surgery
  • III Surgery
  • 21 Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux?
  • 22 A Retrospective Analysis of Fifty Years of Open Surgery in the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux
  • 23 Can Laparoscopy Be Considered the “Gold Standard” in the Management of Children with GERD?
  • 24 Nissen-Rossetti’s Procedure
  • 25 Nissen-Rossetti Procedure
  • 26 Toupet’s Procedure
  • 27 Jaubert De Beaujeu’s Procedure
  • 28 Laparoscopic Anterior Fundoplication of the Stomach According to Thal
  • 29 Boix-Ochoa’s Procedure
  • 30 Other Antireflux Procedures in Infants with GERD
  • 31 Esophagogastric Dissociation
  • 32 Complications of Antireflux Surgery
  • 33 Clinical Outcomes After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • 34 Redo Surgery in Cases of Recurrent GER
  • 35 The Management of GER in Neurologically Impaired Patients
  • 36 Results and Follow-up of Antireflux Surgery in Neurologically Impaired Children.

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