Diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux in preterm infants: Sonography vs. pH-monitoring

Neonatology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 162-166

  Pezzati, Marco ^a,b   Filippi, Luca ^a   Psaraki, Margarita ^a   Rossi, Sauro ^a   Dani, Carlo ^a   Tronchin, Michele ^a   Rubaltelli, Firmino F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux; pH metry; Preterm newborn; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MANOMETRY; NEWBORN; PH MEASUREMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33947586736     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097447     Document Type: Article

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