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Assessment of GERD: Ultrasound

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Ultrasound was suggested to be used in GER/GERD diagnosis for many years because of its low cost, availability, and minimal invasiveness. In this chapter, we summarize the advantages and the shortcomings of using US in the diagnosis of GER/GERD in children, ending by review of the current guidelines/recommendations regarding its use in this field.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, 241765, Riyadh, 11322, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed Sarkhy MBBS, MHSc, FAAP, FRCP(C)

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  1. Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Holger Till

  2. Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Paediatric Gastroenterology Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Mike Thomson

  3. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    John E. Foker

  4. Department Surgery, University of Missouri, Kansas City Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

    George W. Holcomb III

  5. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Khalid M. Khan

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Sarkhy, A. (2017). Assessment of GERD: Ultrasound. In: Till, H., Thomson, M., Foker, J., Holcomb III, G., Khan, K. (eds) Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11202-7_81

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