Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children

GER in Children

Buch | Softcover

X, 376 Seiten

2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-86911-7 (ISBN)

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Readers will discover diverse perspectives of the contributing authors and extensive discussions of issues including GER in special patient populations and current approaches to GER diagnosis and management.The first part of the book is dedicated to introducing the condition, discussing epidemiology, symptoms and diagnosis.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in children, discussing its epidemiology, pathophysiology diagnosis and treatments. Readers will discover diverse perspectives of the contributing authors and extensive discussions of issues including GER in special patient populations and current approaches to GER diagnosis and management.

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 meditation to surgery and alternative approaches such as complementary medicine and hypnotherapy. The approaches and challenges in endoscopy are discussed in a final chapter.

Edited by a leading world expert i

n the topic and written by a global team of authors, this book will appeal to a wide readership from pediatricians, gastroenterologists to pulmonologists, otolaryngologists and neurologists.For the first time, information on GER in patients 0--15 years is brought together in one volume, discussing all the key issues that for experts.

Yvan Vandenplas did his medical studies at the "Vrije Universiteit Brussel" and trained in pediatrics (1981-1986) at the same University. He became Head of the Unit for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in 1987 and is Head of the Department of Pediatrics, at the Univerity Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel) and has the Chair of Pediatrics since 1994. His Ph. D. Thesis was on "Oesophageal pH monitoring for Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children" in April 1991. He has more than 400 publications listed in Medline. He is the leading author of the 2009 guidelines of the North-American and European Societies of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and will also be so for the updated version that will be published in 2017.

1. Epidemiology.- 2. Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 3. Esophageal Clearance in Gastroesophageal Reflux.- 4. Symptoms.- 5. Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 6. Manometry.- 7. Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and pH Monitoring (pH-MII) in Infants and Children.- 8. Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in the Preterm Baby.- 9. Gastroesophageal Reflux and the Neurologically Impaired Patient.- 10. GERD and Dysphagia.- 11. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Esophageal Atresia.- 12. GER(D) and Apnoea.- 13. GER and Respiratory Tract Symptoms.- 14. Gastro-esophageal Reflux and Cow's Milk Allergy.- 15. Gastroesophageal reflux and Cystic Fibrosis.- 16. GERD and Eosinophilic Esophagitis.- 17. Duodenogastroesophageal Reflux.- 18. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Helicobacter pylori in Children.- 19. The Management of Infant Regurgitation.- 20. GER and Hypnotherapy.- 21. GER and Complementary Medicine.- 22. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Probiotics.- 23.

Gastroesophageal Reflux and Prokinetics.- 24. GER and Anti-acid Medication.- 25. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Surgery.- 26. Endoscopic Approaches to the Treatment of GERD.

"The purpose is to provide a comprehensive resource on GER in children. ... It is intended specifically for pediatric GI practitioners. The book meets the needs of the intended audience by compiling all aspects of GER in children into one reference. ... This is comprehensive review of gastroesophageal reflux in children and therefore accomplishes the goal of providing a single resource on this condition." (Vincent Biank, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2018)

“The purpose is to provide a comprehensive resource on GER in children. … It is intended specifically for pediatric GI practitioners. The book meets the needs of the intended audience by compiling all aspects of GER in children into one reference. … This is comprehensive review of gastroesophageal reflux in children and therefore accomplishes the goal of providing a single resource on this condition.” (Vincent Biank, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2018)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.8.2018
Zusatzinfo	X, 376 p. 38 illus., 24 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	797 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► HNO-Heilkunde
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
Schlagworte	Anti-acid medication • Duodenogastric reflux • dysphagia • eosinophilic esophagitis • pediatric endoscopy • pediatric reflux • Probiotics • Reflux • Regurgitation • upper GI tract
ISBN-10	3-319-86911-6 / 3319869116
ISBN-13	978-3-319-86911-7 / 9783319869117
Zustand	Neuware