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Bronchopulmonary aspiration syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux in infants and children

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The analysis of 26 esophageal and pulmonary scintiscans in 21 infants aged 1–15 months and 5 children aged 3.5–8 years revealed a positive pulmonary image several hours after ingestion of radioactive tracer in 17 cases. Despite false-positive and false-negative results this non-invasive technique is the only available means of proving the role of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in pulmonary pathology.

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  1. Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    D. Berger

  2. Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    A. Bischof-Delaloye

  3. Deparments of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    M. Landry

  4. Departments of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    M. Roulet & J. L. Micheli

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Berger, D., Bischof-Delaloye, A., Landry, M. et al. Bronchopulmonary aspiration syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux in infants and children. Pediatr Surg Int 1, 168–171 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180918

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