The role of sonography in the evaluation of gastro-oesophageal reflux--correlation to pH-metry.
Sonography was compared to pH-metry and/or oesophagomanometry to evaluate the accuracy of sonography in the early diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux. Thirty children with a mean age of 72 days (21-252 days) were studied. The results showed that specificity of sonographic diagnosis was 87.5% and sensitivity was 100% (with P less than 0.001). Sonography also proved helpful in providing both functional and morphological data in addition to pH-metric results. This study therefore suggests that sonography is useful as the first approach in the diagnosis of vomiting babies as it is non-invasive and provides sufficient diagnostic accuracy.
Riccabona
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Graz, Austria.
Maurer
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Lackner
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Uray
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Ring
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D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography