Rikke Neess Pedersen, Simone Markøw, Søren Kruse-Andersen, Niels Qvist, Tine Plato Hansen, Oke Gerke, Rasmus Gaardskær Nielsen, Lars Rasmussen, Steffen Husby
PURPOSE: Esophageal atresia (EA) is one of the most frequent congenital alimentary tract anomalies with a considerable morbidity throughout childhood. This study evaluates the gastroesophageal problems in 5-15 year old children with EA and aims to identify factors predisposing to esophagitis in EA. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifty-nine patients primarily operated at Odense University Hospital, Denmark, during 1993-2005 were included in this follow-up study. The patients underwent the following examinations: Interview, upper endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasonography, high-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM), and pH- and multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII) measurements...
December 2013: Journal of Pediatric Surgery