From: Upper gastrointestinal series in children: what surgeons need to know
Primary complaint (number of patients*) | Findings when isolated | Findings when combined with other symptoms | ||||
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Normal study | Idiopathic GER | Esophageal or oropharyngeal abnormalities | Gastric abnormalities | Duodenal abnormalities*** | ||
Vomiting (75)** | Normal (13), GER (1), pyloric obstruction with gastritis (1) | 23 | 15 | Peptic stricture (1) | Pyloric obstruction (2), IHPS (2), gastritis (2), hiatus hernia (4), hiatus hernia with gastric volvulus (1), primary gastric volvulus (3) | Duodenal atresia (1), midgut malrotation (3), midgut malrotation with midgut volvulus (1), SMA syndrome (1) |
Dysphagia (13) | Normal (5) | 6 | 0 | Achalasia secondary to mediastinal lymphoma (1) | Gastritis (1) | Â |
Recurrent chest infection (11) | Normal (3) | 5 | 0 | False passage of the esophagus (1) | Diaphragmatic hernia and volvulus of the stomach (1) | Midgut malrotation with gastric volvulus (1) |
Aspiration (9) | Normal (1) | 3 | 0 | Oropharyngeal aspiration (5) | 0 | 0 |