BookYvan Vandenplas, editor.
Summary: This extensively revised second edition of this essential work provides a comprehensive overview of Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in children. It contains detailed insight into the epidemiology and pathophysiology of the condition. Relevant diagnostic methods and treatment techniques are also covered. Heavily revised chapters discuss issues associated with GER in special patient populations and current approaches to GER diagnosis and management. New chapters cover relevant aspects of the microbiome, how nutrition can be key to successful treatment and the adverse effects of the latest therapeutic drugs presently available. The first part of the book is dedicated to introducing the condition, discussing epidemiology, symptoms and diagnosis. This is followed by addressing issues of the condition encountered in special patient populations such as in preterm infants, apnea, neulorogic patients and cystic fibrosis, among others. The final part of the book is dedicated to therapeutic approaches from medication to surgery and alternative approaches such as complementary medicine and hypnotherapy. The approaches and challenges in endoscopy are also detailed. Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children, Second Edition is edited by a leading world expert in the topic and written by a global team of authors from a range of associated disciplines, making the work a critical resource for pediatricians, gastroenterologists to pulmonologists, otolaryngologists and neurologists.
Contents:
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology--Gut brain communication
Pathophysiology--Esophageal clearance
Symptoms
Quality of life
Prognosis of GER
Diagnosis History
DiagnosisRadiology
DiagnosisEndoscopy / histology
Diagnosis--pH metry impedance
Diagnosismanometry
Diagnosis--Ultrasound and other techniques
GER in cystic fibrosis
GER in neurologically impaired
GER after esophageal surgery
GER in preterm
GER and allergy
GER and esonsophilic esophagitis
GER and dysphagia
GER and BRUE
ER and respiratory symptoms
GER and helicobacter
GER and duodeno-gastric reflux
Management of GER in infants
Management of GER in older children
Acid secretor blockers and adverse effects
GER and hypnotherapy
GER and complementary medicine
GER and GI microbiome
GER and surgery
GER and endoscopic procedures
Treatment nutrition
Adverse effects of drugs. .