Natural History of Infant Reflux Esophagitis: Symptoms and Morphometric Histology During One Year Without Pharmacotherapy

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Authors

Susan R. Orenstein · Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Theresa M. Shalaby · Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Sheryl F. Kelsey · University of Pittsburgh

Eric Frankel · St. Margaret Memorial Hospital

Abstract

Although symptoms improved in more than half of the infants with reflux esophagitis followed longitudinally for 1 yr without pharmacotherapy, histology remained abnormal.

Topics & Keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Eosinophilic Esophagitis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 101, Issue 3, pp. 628-640

DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00442.x

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