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Follow-up Examinations of Conservatively and Surgically Treated Children with Hiatus Hernia

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Gastro-esophageal Reflux in Childhood Problems of Splenic Surgery in Childhood

Part of the book series: Progress in Pediatric Surgery ((PEDIATRIC,volume 18))

Abstract

The symptoms and the clinical picture of esophageal hiatus hernia depend largely on the presence and degree of gastroesophageal reflux. It is reflux which produces the severe complications, such as esophagitis, secondary scar contracture, aspiration, and bronchopneumonia. The main purpose of therapy is directed toward the prevention of such complications.

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  1. Dept. of Gastroenterology, University Children’s Hospital, Steinwiesstr. 75, CH-8032, Zürich, Switzerland

    D. H. Shmerling

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  1. U. A. Bernhard
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  1. Chirurgische Abteilung des Mautner Markhof’schen Kinderspitals der Stadt Wien, Baumgasse 75, A-1030, Wien, Austria

    Peter Wurnig

  2. Universitätsklinik für Kinderchirurgie, Heinrichstraße 31, A-8010, Graz, Austria

    Ingrid Klos

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Bernhard, U.A., Shmerling, D.H. (1985). Follow-up Examinations of Conservatively and Surgically Treated Children with Hiatus Hernia. In: Wurnig, P., Klos, I. (eds) Gastro-esophageal Reflux in Childhood Problems of Splenic Surgery in Childhood. Progress in Pediatric Surgery, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70276-1_16

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