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HIATUS HERNIA AND GASTRO‐OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Author(s) -
ABRAHAMS PRUDENCE,
BURKITT B. F. E.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1970.tb02857.x
Subject(s) - medicine , reflux , hernia , gastro , cerebral palsy , hiatus , incidence (geometry) , surgery , pediatrics , physical therapy , disease , linguistics , philosophy , physics , optics
SYNOPSIS A high incidence of hiatus hernia and gastro‐oesophageal reflux was found in children and adolescents suffering from cerebral palsy. 79 children were examined radiologically and in 29 the barium swallow was abnormal; 13 showed a hiatus hernia, and 16 had gastro‐oesophageal reflux without a demonstrable hiatus hernia. The possible causes of the high incidence in this series are discussed.