Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (gerd) is a spectrum of disease that occurs when gastric acid refluxes from the stomach into the lower end of the esophagus across the lower esophageal sphincter (les) epidemiology it affects 10% to 20% of the. Gastroesophageal reflux in infants radiology. Gastroesophageal reflux occurs in almost all infants, manifesting as wet burps after feeding incidence of gastroesophageal reflux increases between 2 months and 6 months of age (likely due to an increased volume of liquid at each feeding) and then starts to decrease after 7 months.
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Gastrointestinal reflux imaging refers to several methods of diagnostic imaging used to visualize and diagnose gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) gerd is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems among children or adults. Gastroesophageal reflux in infants and children: a useful classification and reliable physiologic technique for its demonstration. american journal of roentgenology 1978;130(1), 47-50 . updated 9/11/2013 23:28 by lambert.
