title: [Measurement of esophageal pH during 24 hours in children. Preliminary report].
abstract: A preliminary report is presented regarding the 24 hours continuous pH monitoring of 40 patients from 1 month to 19 years of age with clinical features of gastro-esophageal reflux confirmed by at least one of the diagnostic methods utilized (radiology, endoscopy, esophageal biopsy). The equipment used was a MIC GASTROGRAPH with 1.2 and 3 mm catheters according to age and using the methodology suggested by ESPGAN. Patients with reflux index of more than 10% had all other pH indexes and other diagnostic methods abnormal. The area of the curve below pH 4 correlated directly with the presence of esophagitis. Patients with post history of esophageal atresia and caustic esophagitis had marked alterations of pH. PH monitoring with the modern methodology currently available is of great help to quantify severity of acid reflux, to distinguish between physiologic pathologic reflux and to decide treatment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología Pediátrica y Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de Niños J. M. de los Ríos.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Römer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gómez-Rodríguez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adrianza
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bejarano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Römer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004947:Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Medición del pH esofágico durante 24 horas en niños. Reporte preliminar.