title: Role of radiography and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of the pediatric gastro-esophageal reflux disease.
abstract: Twenty-four hour esophageal pH-monitoring is gold standard for evaluate pathological GERD. Role of radiography and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been studied. Our results have been shown that radiography and ultrasonography have a limited role in the diagnosis of pathological GERD. However, such investigations an useful the follow-up of patients affected by pathological GERD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Radiology, La Sapienza University-Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matrunola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grandin
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panetta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giardini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corrado
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography