Abstract
The etiology of recurrent aspiration pneumonitis after the successful repair of esophageal atresia has not been defined. In order to explain this occurrence, we performed esophageal manometric examinations on eight patients who had undergone repair of EA and tracheoesophageal fistula. Two patients who had had recurrent pneumonia had subnormal pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter; they also had a history of severe regurgitation, and a barium esophagram demonstrated free gastroesophageal reflux. The LES incompetence in these patients was apparently corrected by administration of bethanechol.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 550-554 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | The Journal of pediatrics |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1977 |
Funding
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine and the Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. Study supported by a grant (RR-52) from the General Clinical Research Centers Program of the Division of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health. *Reprint address: Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, W1 53706.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
