GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN NEWBORNS AND INFANTS (II)

Gastroesophageal reflux in newborns and infants is particularized by pathogeny, diagnosis and therapeutic approach, functional immaturity of the digestive tract, the anatomic immaturity of the Hiss lower esophageal sphincter and lower gastric acidity. In infants, the low compliance with the laboriou...

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Published inRevista română de pediatrie Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 10 - 14
Main Authors Lupu, Valeriu V., Ignat, Ancuta, Paduraru, Gabriela, Burlea, Marin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amaltea Medical Publishing House 31.03.2016
Subjects
gastroesophageal reflux
infant
newborn
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Summary:Gastroesophageal reflux in newborns and infants is particularized by pathogeny, diagnosis and therapeutic approach, functional immaturity of the digestive tract, the anatomic immaturity of the Hiss lower esophageal sphincter and lower gastric acidity. In infants, the low compliance with the laborious procedures such as pH-metry, impedance – pH-metry and digestive endoscopy is also considered. The border between regurgitations, physiological gastroesophageal reflux and the reflux disease is sometimes hard to establish. Changing the lifestyle of infants (feeding and position changes) based on the mother’s compliance with the medical recommendations is a first step in the treatment of GER, followed in non-responsive cases by pharmacological therapy and surgery
ISSN:1454-0398
2069-6175
DOI:10.37897/RJP.2016.1.2