Respiratory arrest in infants secondary to gastroesophageal reflux.

摘要: Gastroesophageal reflux is being recognized with increasing frequency in infancy and childhood. Once thought to be rare, or of no significance, it now commonly when sought for by proper radiologic techniques suspected individuals. Its manifestations are protean. Although most instances relatively harmless, gastroesophageal may responsible failure thrive, blood loss anemia resulting from peptic esophagitis, recurrent aspiration pneumonia, The importance the last has been well described several authors.1-5 In recent years, we have treated ten children less than 6 months old episodes respiratory arrest which appeared due (Table I).