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Gastroesophageal and gastric ultrasound in children: the state of the art

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In previous years, the role of gastroesophageal (GE) ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been disputed. Most authors believe that it is difficult to diagnose GERD without correlation studies between esophageal pathology and ultrasonographic signs. Indeed, there are many anatomic descriptions of the normal GE junction. The fact that GERD diagnosis was made by morphological studies was believed to be an incorrect deduction. We revisit the pathophysiologic data concerning the gastroesophageal junction and gastric function and review the data in the literature of the past 30 years.

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  1. Primary Care Pediatrician, ASLNA3Sud, Torre del Greco, Italy

    Raffaele Minella

  2. Department Life and Health “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, Francesco De Sanctis st 1, 86100, Campobasso, Italy

    Rocco Minelli

  3. Unit of Radiology and Ultrasound, A.O.R.N. Santobono-Pausilipon, Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Eugenio Rossi

  4. Department of Radiology Hospital G. Fucito, Mercato San Severino, Salerno, Italy

    Gaetana Cremone

  5. Center for Nonlinear Science, Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203, USA

    Arturo Tozzi

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Minella, R., Minelli, R., Rossi, E. et al. Gastroesophageal and gastric ultrasound in children: the state of the art. J Ultrasound 24, 11–14 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-020-00471-w

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