THE ROLE OF SONOGRAPHY IN THE EVALUATION OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX - CORRELATION TO PH-METRY

被引:32
作者
RICCABONA, M [1 ]
MAURER, U [1 ]
LACKNER, H [1 ]
URAY, E [1 ]
RING, E [1 ]
机构
[1] GRAZ UNIV, DEPT PAEDIAT SURG, A-8036 GRAZ, AUSTRIA
关键词
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; SONOGRAPHY; ACCURACY;
D O I
10.1007/BF01957566
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Sonography was compared to pH-metry and/or oesophagomanometry to evaluate the accuracy of sonography in the early diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux. Thirty children with a mean age of 72 days (21-252 days) were studied. The results showed that specificity of sonographic diagnosis was 87,5% and sensitivity was 100% (with P < 0.001). Sonography also proved helpful in providing both functional and morphological data in addition to pH-metric results. This study therefore suggests that sonography is useful as the first approach in the diagnosis of vomiting babies as it is non-invasive and provides sufficient diagnostic accuracy.
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