Open AccessGastrointestinal Motility and Sensory Abnormalities May Contribute to Food Refusal in Medically Fragile Toddlers
Author(s) -
Tsili Zangen,
C. Ciarla,
Samuel Zangen,
Carlo Di Lorenzo,
Alex F. C. Flores,
Jose Cocjin,
S. N. Reddy,
Anita Rowhani,
Lenore Schwankovsky,
Paul E. Hyman
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-200309000-00016
Subject(s) - retching , medicine , vomiting , gastrostomy , gastroparesis , jejunostomy , gastric emptying , pediatrics , parenteral nutrition , stomach , surgery
In chronically ill children who refuse to eat, surgery to correct anatomic problems and behavioral treatments to overcome oral aversion often succeed. A few patients fail with standard treatments. The aims of the study were to: 1) investigate motility and gastric sensory abnormalities and 2) describe treatment that was individualized based on pathophysiology in children who failed surgery and behavioral treatments.