title: Esophageal disease in pediatrics.
abstract: The following on esophageal disease in pediatrics contains commentaries on acquisition of neuromuscular maturation; physiology of esophageal peristaltic and sphincteric reflexes; implications for clinical practice; and conditions that predispose to severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children with potential risk for esophageal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Sudarshan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jadcherla
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nurko
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors