[Value of pH-metric examination in diagnosing gastroesophageal reflux in children and youth with typical and atypical clinical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease].

AIM

The aim of work was an estimation of pH-metric examination in diagnosing of gastroesophageal reflux in children with typical and atypical symptoms of the gastroesophageal reflux disease.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

121 children were analysed with suspected to gastroesophageal reflux disease. Depending on reported ailments they were divided into 2 groups. Group I patients with typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease were including: heartburn, rebounding; while the second group consisted of those with atypical symptoms: nausea, vomiting, chest pain, abdominal pain. 24-hour pH-metric examination was performed in each patient.

RESULTS

On the basis of pH-metric examination gastroesophageal reflux was diagnosed in 85.2% patients from I group and 44.8% patients from group II.

CONCLUSION

The most important examination determining diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux in children with both typical and atypical symptoms of this illness should be pH-metric examination of the esophagus. In children with atypical symptoms in consideration of differential diagnosis we should take into account a possibility of gastroesophageal reflux.