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Reflux oesophagitis in children; the role of endoscopy. A multicentric Italian survey.
Lombardi, G; de' Angelis, G; Rutigliano, V; Guariso, G; Romano, C; Falchetti, D; Pittschieler, K; Brunero, M; Lerro, P; Sabbi, T; Pepe, G; De Venuto, D; Torroni, F; Bizzarri, B; Di Nicola, M; Di Mascio, R; Dall'Oglio, L.
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  • Lombardi G; Paediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Spirito Santo Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy. dolomb@tin.it
Dig Liver Dis ; 39(9): 864-71, 2007 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17681873
BACKGROUND: The decision whether to perform endoscopy in children with suspected reflux oesophagitis is not a straightforward one. Few symptoms are specific for oesophagitis and the diagnosis is not always correlated even to visual findings on endoscopy. AIM: The aim of this study was to define the role of endoscopy and especially of histology in the diagnosis of reflux oesophagitis and to examine the correlations between symptoms, endoscopic findings and histology in children with suspected gastroesophageal reflux disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and thirty-six patients with a clinical diagnosis of reflux oesophagitis, aged 1-18 years (mean 8.43; standard deviation +/-4.4), were enrolled from 12 Italian Paediatrics Gastroenterology Centres; symptom score, endoscopic and histologic oesophagitis scores were observed before and after therapy with proton pump inhibitors. RESULTS: Before therapy, a high correlation between the prevailing symptom score and endoscopic score was demonstrated, but not with histologic score: there was a significant tendency for histologic grade to exceed visual findings. After therapy, endoscopic score and histologic score were significantly improved. CONCLUSIONS: Oesophageal biopsies increase the diagnostic accuracy of upper endoscopy. Histologic grading is often much more important than the endoscopic appearance, so that endoscopic oesophageal biopsies are very important aids in the diagnosis of oesophagitis. Appropriate clinical evaluation of symptoms must occur before endoscopic examination.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Esofagite Péptica / Refluxo Gastroesofágico / Endoscopia Gastrointestinal Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Esofagite Péptica / Refluxo Gastroesofágico / Endoscopia Gastrointestinal Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article