[Gastroesophageal reflux in children].
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is the return of gastric content from stomach to esophagus. The above phenomenon takes place for sphincter insufficiency of lower esophagus. RGE causes are various. RGE disease must be suspected when a children or an infant shows symptoms such as regurgitation and/or after lunch vomit, poor weight growth, anorexia, pyrosis, etc. In the last years dietetic and pharmacologic therapy have brought an improvement and/or a remission of the GER disease.
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Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università La Sapienza di Roma, Italia.
D002648:Child; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans