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Consenso médico quirúrgico para el manejo de niños con reflujo gastroesofágico--Acapulco, México 2002.

Translated title of the contribution: Medico-surgical consensus for management of children with gastroesophageal reflux Acapulco, Mexico 2002
  • Jaime Alfonso Ramírez Mayans
  • , Luis de la Torre Mondragón
  • , Héctor Azuara Fernández
  • , Roberto Cervantes Bustamante
  • , Arnold G. Coran
  • , Francisco Berchi
  • , Gabriel Cortés Gallo
  • , Carlo Di Lorenzo
  • , Carlos García Hernández
  • , Jacobo López García
  • , Jacob C. Langer
  • , Alfredo Larrosa
  • , Jesús Maldonado Rays
  • , Thomas J. Mason Cordero
  • , Norberto Mata Rivera
  • , Carlos Méndez Nieto
  • , Reynaldo de Jesús Michel Aceves
  • , Pedro Luis Michel
  • , Guillermo Monterrey Bermúdez
  • , María Antonieta Mora Tiscareño
  • Ricardo Ordorica Flores, José Arturo Ortega Salgado, José Reynés Manzur, Francisco Saitúa, Martha Urquidi Rivera, Víctor Uscanga Vicarte, Yván Vandenplas, Liliana Worona Dibner, Flora Zárate Mondragón

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Abstract

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common disease in children less one year old. It is present around 10% of unselected infant population. 40-50% have abnormal 24 h pH monitoring. An early diagnosis and treatment should be done in order to avoid complications. AIM: To establish the consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of children with GER, to rule out similar diseases avoid the use of unnecessary drugs and the secondary side effects as well as unnecessary surgery. METHOD: The consensus was done with the participation of general pediatricians, pediatrics gastroenterologist, pediatric surgeons, radiologist and endoscopist. An initial paper was done by pediatric surgeon and pediatric gastroenterologist who submitted to the rest of participants. Second stage: the paper was review through E-mail for all participants who send their suggestions and modifications. A new paper was done and discussed by medical and surgery area. During the Congress of Pediatric Surgery, in an open session was discuss again with the participation of the main authors and all the audience present. Finally, a paper was done and review for the main authors.

Translated title of the contributionMedico-surgical consensus for management of children with gastroesophageal reflux Acapulco, Mexico 2002
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)223-234
Number of pages12
JournalRevista de gastroenterología de México
Volume68
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2003

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