Ultrasonographic study of postcibal gastro-esophageal reflux and gastric emptying in infants with recurrent respiratory disease

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2005; 11(46): 7296-7301
Published online Dec 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i46.7296

Table 4 Ultrasonographic characteristics of gastro-esophageal reflux in patients with or without symptomatic reflux episodes

	Withsymptomaticreflux	Withoutsymptomaticreflux	P
Subjects	20	15
Number of reflux episodes	11.5 (4-21)	7 (2-18)	<0.02
Reflux frequency (reflux episodes/min)	0.58 (0.2-1.05)	0.4 (0.1-0.9)	<0.05
Maximal esophageal lumen enlargement (mm)	5.5 (1.7-13.5)	3.0 (1-17)	NS
Duration of the longest reflux episode (s)	11 (6-18)	8 (2-17)	NS

Results are expressed as median (range). Differences between groups were tested using Mann-Whitney U test. NS: not significantly different.

Citation: Ciaula AD, Portincasa P, Terlizzi LD, Paternostro D, Palasciano G. Ultrasonographic study of postcibal gastro-esophageal reflux and gastric emptying in infants with recurrent respiratory disease. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(46): 7296-7301
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i46/7296.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i46.7296