Full Description
This book provides a comprehensive overview of Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in children, discussing its epidemiology, pathophysiology diagnosis and treatments. Readers will discover diverse perspectives of the contributing authors and extensive discussions of issues including GER in special patient populations and current approaches to GER diagnosis and management.
The first part of the book is dedicated to introducing the condition, discussing epidemiology, symptoms and diagnosis. This is followed by addressing issues of the condition encountered in special patient populations such as in preterm infants, apnea, neulorogic patients and cystic fibrosis, among others. The final part of the book is dedicated to therapeutic approaches from meditation to surgery and alternative approaches such as complementary medicine and hypnotherapy. The approaches and challenges in endoscopy are discussed in a final chapter.
Edited by a leading world expert i
n the topic and written by a global team of authors, this book will appeal to a wide readership from pediatricians, gastroenterologists to pulmonologists, otolaryngologists and neurologists.For the first time, information on GER in patients 0--15 years is brought together in one volume, discussing all the key issues that for experts.
Contents
1. Epidemiology.- 2. Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 3. Esophageal Clearance in Gastroesophageal Reflux.- 4. Symptoms.- 5. Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 6. Manometry.- 7. Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and pH Monitoring (pH-MII) in Infants and Children.- 8. Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in the Preterm Baby.- 9. Gastroesophageal Reflux and the Neurologically Impaired Patient.- 10. GERD and Dysphagia.- 11. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Esophageal Atresia.- 12. GER(D) and Apnoea.- 13. GER and Respiratory Tract Symptoms.- 14. Gastro-esophageal Reflux and Cow's Milk Allergy.- 15. Gastroesophageal reflux and Cystic Fibrosis.- 16. GERD and Eosinophilic Esophagitis.- 17. Duodenogastroesophageal Reflux.- 18. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Helicobacter pylori in Children.- 19. The Management of Infant Regurgitation.- 20. GER and Hypnotherapy.- 21. GER and Complementary Medicine.- 22. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Probiotics.- 23.
Gastroesophageal Reflux and Prokinetics.- 24. GER and Anti-acid Medication.- 25. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Surgery.- 26. Endoscopic Approaches to the Treatment of GERD.
