title: [Medico-surgical consensus for management of children with gastroesophageal reflux Acapulco, Mexico 2002].
abstract: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common disease in children less one year old. It is present around 10% of unselected infant population. 40-50% have abnormal 24 h pH monitoring. An early diagnosis and treatment should be done in order to avoid complications.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To establish the consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of children with GER, to rule out similar diseases avoid the use of unnecessary drugs and the secondary side effects as well as unnecessary surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The consensus was done with the participation of general pediatricians, pediatrics gastroenterologist, pediatric surgeons, radiologist and endoscopist. An initial paper was done by pediatric surgeon and pediatric gastroenterologist who submitted to the rest of participants. Second stage: the paper was review through E-mail for all participants who send their suggestions and modifications. A new paper was done and discussed by medical and surgery area. During the Congress of Pediatric Surgery, in an open session was discuss again with the participation of the main authors and all the audience present. Finally, a paper was done and review for the main authors.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Gastroenterología y Nutrición Pediátrica, Facultad Nacional de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Jaime Alfonso
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ramírez Mayans
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de la Torre Mondragón
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Azuara Fernández
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cervantes Bustamante
authors.forename: Arnold G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Coran
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berchi
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cortés Gallo
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García Hernández
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López García
authors.forename: Jacob C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larrosa
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maldonado Rays
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mason Cordero
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mata Rivera
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Méndez Nieto
authors.forename: Reynaldo de Jesús Michel
authors.initials: Rde J
authors.lastname: Aceves
authors.forename: Pedro Luis
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monterrey Bermúdez
authors.forename: María Antonieta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mora Tiscareño
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ordorica Flores
authors.forename: José Arturo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ortega Salgado
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reynés Manzur
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saitúa
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urquidi Rivera
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Uscanga Vicarte
authors.forename: Yván
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vandenplas
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Worona Dibner
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zárate Mondragón
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic