Value of the 24 hour intraoesophageal pH monitoring in children.
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Value of the 24 hour intraoesophageal pH monitoring in children.
Twenty four hour oesophageal intraluminal pH probe studies were performed in 114 children (range age: one month-12 years) referred for symptoms or signs compatible with gastroesophageal reflux. Forty five patients had reflux disease alone, 69 had evidence of oesophagitis which was assessed endoscopically and histologically. Recordings were also performed in 63 control patients. The occurrence o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.31.2.129