Abstract
The authors present a protocol for the selection of imaging studies for infants suspected of gastroesophageal reflux. In most cases, only a single imaging procedure is required. Three groups of patients are considered: those suspected of an esophageal or postgastric obstruction who require a barium GI series; those who appear to have reflux and a possible gastric obstruction in whom sonographic study of the gastric outlet is advised; and those suspected of aspirating in whom the possibility of reflux is studied by scintigraphy. Esophagoscopy and other studies are reserved for those refractory to therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1137-1145 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging