Title of article :
A Comparison between the Diagnostic Value of Sonography vs. Barium Swallow In Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children
Author/Authors :
Mehdizadeh, M Departments of Pediatric Radiology - Children's Hospital Medical Center - Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Teheran , Zandie, F Departments of Pediatric Radiology - Children's Hospital Medical Center - Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Teheran , Janati, J Departments of Pediatric Radiology - Children's Hospital Medical Center - Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Teheran , Malek, F Departments of Pediatric Radiology - Children's Hospital Medical Center - Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Teheran , Akhavan Malayeri, A Departments of Pediatric Radiology - Children's Hospital Medical Center - Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Teheran
Abstract :
Background:Oneofthecommonproblemsinchildren,especiallyinfants,isgastroesophageal
reflux(GER).
Objectives:Thisstudywasperformedtocomparethediagnosticvalueofloweresophageal
sonographywiththatofbariumswallow.
Patientsandmethod:Ourtrialwasa triple-blind,performedon50 patientsof1 monthto15
years of age. The patients suspicious of having GER were evaluated by sonography and
bariumswallow.EsophagealpHmonitoringwasthestandardtest,andboththeultrasound
andbariumswallowwerecomparedtoit.
Results:The resultsshowedthatsonographywas90%sensitive,vs.50%forbariumswallow.
Bothtestshadthesamespecificityequalto35%.
Conclusion:We concluded that sonography was a better test than barium swallows, for
evaluationofsuspectedpatientswithGER,andscreeningoftheinfants.
Keywords :
Sonography , barium swallow , pH monitoring , gastro-esophageal reflux
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
