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Query: UMLS:C0017168 (
gastroesophageal reflux disease
)
11,783
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
This article reviews the
congenital disorder
, esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), and the acquired problem of
gastroesophageal reflux
(
GER
). Each can cause significant morbidity, but if treated appropriately can have gratifying results. EA and TEF anomalies exemplify a
congenital disorder
which is life threatening, but have been treated with improved success over the past three decades and continue to challenge pediatric surgeons.
GER
is an abnormal physiologic event which with overt emesis can present pulmonary problems or pathologies involving the esophagus alone. Recognition of
GER
as part of a foregut motility disorder enhances our understanding of the problem and its treatment.
...
PMID:Esophageal disease in the pediatric age group. 785 10
