CT findings in a child with reflux oesophagitis

Stanley Crankson; Mohammed J Al Salman; Khalid A Al Mane; Abdullah A Al Zaben

CT findings in a child with reflux oesophagitis

Trop Gastroenterol. 2004 Jan-Mar;25(1):47-8.

Authors

Stanley Crankson¹, Mohammed J Al Salman, Khalid A Al Mane, Abdullah A Al Zaben

Affiliation

¹ King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, King Fahad National Guard Hospital P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia. [email protected]

PMID: 15303475

Abstract

We report the case of a 7-month-old boy who presented with a history of vomiting since birth. A computed tomography study showed circumferential thickening of the lower oesophageal wall with enhancement of the mucosa. After a period of antireflux medication, the patient underwent simultaneous oesophageal dilatation and Nissen fundoplication. He is doing well at 2-year follow up.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Dilatation
Esophageal Stenosis / complications
Esophageal Stenosis / diagnosis
Esophageal Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Stenosis / pathology
Esophageal Stenosis / therapy
Fundoplication
Gastroesophageal Reflux / complications
Gastroesophageal Reflux / diagnosis*
Gastroesophageal Reflux / diagnostic imaging
Gastroesophageal Reflux / pathology
Gastroesophageal Reflux / therapy
Hernia, Hiatal / complications
Hernia, Hiatal / diagnosis
Hernia, Hiatal / diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Hiatal / pathology
Hernia, Hiatal / therapy
Humans
Infant
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vomiting / etiology