Karla Vaz

HREM is the gold standard for esophageal motility disorders with a PPV 96%, sensitivity 100% and specificity 98%. This study compares the barium esophagogram results with HREM in pediatric patients. METHODS : Observational, retrospective, test-retest concordance study…

INTRODUCTION: Chronic nausea and abdominal pain are debilitating symptoms that often co-exist in children with functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPD). Standard medical therapy (SMT) includes the off-label medications, cyproheptadine and amitriptyline…

BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that aprepitant can be helpful for patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), but experience in children remains limited…

BACKGROUND: Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) has been shown in controlled trials to be effective for adults with refractory nausea and vomiting, but evidence of its benefit in children has thus far been limited to retrospective and prospective cohort studies…

BACKGROUND: Rumination syndrome (RS) is increasingly recognized in the pediatric population, however, there is no existing tool to measure symptom severity…