Does postoperative pH monitoring predict complicated gastroesophageal reflux in patients with esophageal atresia?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 670-674

  Koivusalo, A ^a   Pakarinen, M ^a   Rintala, R J ^a   Lindahl, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Gastroesophageal reflux; pH monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; PH MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 7644227664     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1270-z     Document Type: Article

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