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Gastric emptying in the fundus, body, and antrum of the stomach was evaluated by ultrasonography (US) in 41 control children aged 2 to 18 years and 30 patients aged 1 to 19 years who had undergone pyloromyotomy because of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. The gastric emptying curve decreased in an exponential manner for both control children and patients, while there was no significant difference in gastric emptying time (GET) between control children and patients within any of the age groups. However, GET was faster for younger children in both groups. An X-ray contrast study of the stomach performed in 2 patients who showed markedly delayed GET showed delayed gastric emptying but no significant deformities of the prepylorus. Our results suggest that US is a reliable method of measuring GET in children.
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Asai, A., Takehara, H., Harada, M. et al. Ultrasonographic evaluation of gastric emptying in normal children and children after pyloromyotomy. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 344–347 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076935
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