Sonographic measurement of abdominal esophageal length as a diagnostic tool in gastroesophageal reflux disease in infants

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-57

  Dehdashti, Hamid ^a   Dehdashtian, Masoud ^a   Rahim, Fakher ^b   Payvasteh, Mehrdad ^c  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Abdominal esophagus length; barium meal; GERD; sonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ESOPHAGEAL LENGTH; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS PARAMETERS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78651281329     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.74483     Document Type: Article

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