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

ISBN-13: 9783642623493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 268 str.

Ciro Esposito; Philippe Montupet; Steven Rothenberg

Spis treści

GENERAL PART: Preface.- Introduction.- Anatomy of esophago-gastric junction.- Pathophysiology of GER in pediatric patients.- Clinical aspects of gastroesophageal reflux in infants and children.- GER secondary to malformations.- Features of entities mimicking GER.- Infants regurgitation.- The gastroesophageal reflux in patients with respiratory symptoms.- GER and Barrett's esophagus.- Genetics and gastroesophageal reflux disease.- PEDIATRIC PART: Gastroesophageal pH-monotoring.- Esophageal manometry in the diagnostic evaluation of infants and children with GER.- Gastroesophagel endoscopy for the diagnostic evaluation of infants with GER.- Barium swallow: a useful exam to diagnose GER in children.- Scintigraphic assessment of GER in pediatric patients.- Ultrasonography and bronchoalveolar lavage for the diagnosis of children with gastroesophageal reflux.- The B.A.L. technique to evaluate silent aspiration in children with reflux-associated respiratory disease (RARD) Gastric emptying and pediatric gastroesophagael reflux.- Current concepts in the medical therapy of GER in children.- SURGICAL PART: Long term results of medical therapy and indications for surgery.- Surgery for gastresophageal reflux? A retrospective analysis of 50 years of open surgery in the treatment of children with GER.- Can laparoscopy be considered the 'gold standard' in the management of children with GER.- Nissen's procedure.- Nissen-Rossetti's procedure.- Toupet's procedure.- Jaubert de Beaujeu's procedure.- Laparoscopic anterior fundoplication of the stomach according to Thal.- Boix-ochao procedure.- Other antireflux procedures in infants with GERD.- Esophagogastric dissociation.- Complications of antireflux surgery.- Clinical outcomes after laparoscopic antireflux surgery.- Redo surgery in case of recurrent GER.- The management of GER in neurologically impaired patients.- Results and follow-up of antireflux surgery in NIC.

Blurb

 

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 practice have not yet been established for children. The editors of this book, three leading experts in the surgical treatment of this pathology, have joined gastroenterologists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons and  radiologists to provide a modern overview of this pathology. The multimedia  format of this endeavor (book plus DVD) is extremely practical and allows  easy reading and viewing. This textbook, the first of its kind, will therefore arouse great scientific interest, since it is relevant to four medical specialties: pediatrics, gastroenterology, radiology and pediatric surgery.