TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Gastroesophageal Reflux and Other Causes of Esophageal Inflammation
A1  - Rosen, Rachel
A2  - Kline, Mark W.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
AB  - Gastroesophageal  reflux  (GER)  is  the  spontaneous  passage  of  gastric  contents  into  the  esophagus.  When  it  reaches  the  mouth,  it  is  also  called  regurgitation.  GER  is  a  normal  physiologic  process  that  occurs  throughout  the  day  in  healthy  infants,  children,  and  adults.  When  GER  causes  bothersome  symptoms,  GER  becomes  GERD,  GER  disease.  The  signs  and  symptoms  that  have  been  attributed  to  GERD  range  from  chest  pain  and  heartburn  to  cough  and  pneumonia  (Table  389-1).  However,  1  of  the  diagnostic  challenges  with  bothersome  symptoms  is  proving  that  these  symptoms  are,  in  fact,  reflux  related  (rather  than  just  associated)  to  avoid  ineffective  treatment  of  symptoms.  This  concern  of  ineffective  treatment  or  overtreatment  is  of  utmost  importance  in  the  face  of  growing  evidence  that  medical  and  surgical  reflux  therapies  (acid  suppression  and  fundoplication)  can  have  short-  and  long-term  side  effects.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182907628
ER  -