Ultrasound Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children
523 case histories of children with gastroenterological diseases were analyzed. Age formatives for abdominal part of esophagus and criteria for diagnosis erosion-ulcerous gastroesophageal reflux were developed for transabdominal ultrasound. At destructive gastroesophageal reflux the dilatation of an abdominal part of esophagus, and in a part of patients wall structure distortion occurs. During contrast ultrasound investigation of esophagus after liquid reception in children with gastroesophageal reflux the abdominal part of an esophagus dilates, central echo splits, hypoechoic including and pendular (to-and-fro) movements of liquid in its lumen appears. Positive correlation between gastroesophageal reflux duration and severity of a gastroesophageal reflux is established. The ultrasound follow-up opportunity for gastroesophageal reflux therapy efficiency control is proved