IMPAIRED MOTOR FUNCTION OF THE UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT IN GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE IN CHILDREN

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Prokhorova M. P., Karulina Y. V.

IMPAIRED MOTOR FUNCTION OF THE UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT IN GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE IN CHILDREN

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Prokhorova M. P., Karulina Y. V.

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LITERATURE REVIEWS

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The significant prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) among children determines the relevance of this problem. The disease significantly affects the quality of life of patients in the long term, which gives it medical and social significance. Insufficient clarity of issues related to the frequency of cases, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of GERD in children often causes a delay in diagnosis and deterioration of the quality of life of patients. Based on the analysis of literature sources, summarize the latest achievements in research on the motor function of the upper digestive tract in gastroesophageal reflux disease in children and determine promising directions for its diagnosis and treatment. The features of the clinical course of motor function disorders of the upper digestive tract in gastroesophageal reflux disease in children were studied. Information search and analysis of scientific sources were conducted using the scientometric database PubMed for the last 10 years. Based on a comprehensive clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination of patients with suspected GERD, an obligatory stage is esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and testing for the presence of H. pylori. If no visible changes in the mucous membrane are detected, and the test result for H. pylori is negative, the patient is classified as having functional dyspepsia (FD). In case of a positive test result, eradication therapy is prescribed. If after eradication dyspeptic symptoms disappear and are not recorded for 6–12 months, dyspepsia associated with H. pylori infection is diagnosed. If dyspeptic symptoms persist or return after treatment, such a patient is also classified as a patient with functional dyspepsia. The questions regarding the actual prevalence of upper gastrointestinal motility disorders, risk factors for their occurrence, and the nature of these disorders in GERD in children remain insufficiently studied and require further scientific research.

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children, gastroesophageal reflux disease, motor function

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