The Potential Benefits of Applying Recent Advances in Esophageal Motility Testing in Patients with Esophageal Atresia

The Potential Benefits of Applying Recent Advances in Esophageal Motility Testing in Patients with Esophageal Atresia

Infants and children with esophageal atresia commonly present with swallowing dysfunction or dysphagia. Dysphagia can lead to a range of significant consequences such as aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration, and food impaction. To improve oral intake, the clinical diagnosis of dysphagia i...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Rommel, Maissa Rayyan, Charlotte Scheerens, Taher Omari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
esophageal atresia
dysphagia
dysmotility
high-resolution manometry
pressure flow analysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2017.00137/full

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