title: [Dysphagia in children. Imaging].
abstract: While oesophageal obstacles are responsible for regurgitation or aspiration in neonates and infants, older children present with dysphagia. Before any investigation, a buccopharyngeal infection must first be eliminated clinically. In the absence of fever, the ingestion of a foreign body or caustic substances must be considered, either in an acute context, or in a chronic context related to cicatricial stenosis. Tumour or congenital lesions are less common, whether intrinsic (stenosis, fistulas, duplications), or extrinsic (vascular malformations, mediastinal tumours). Radiological investigation is based on simple techniques: chest X-ray and barium swallow are usually sufficient to establish the aetiological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elmaleh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: François
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Dysphagie de l'enfant. Imagerie.