Publications

The following publications on paediatric GOR and GORD have been kindly recommended by our Medical Advisory Board:

Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Clinical Practice Guidelines:
Joint Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)

Co-Chairs: Yvan Vandenplas and Colin D. Rudolph Committee Members:Carlo Di Lorenzo, Eric Hassall, jjGregory Liptak, Lynnette Mazur, Judith Sondheimer, Annamaria Staiano, Michael Thomson, zzGigi Veereman-Wauters, and Tobias G. Wenzl

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A Global, Evidence-Based Consensus on the Definition of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Pediatric Population
Philip M. hSerma n , MD1 , Eric Hassall , MD2 , Ulysses Fagundes-Neto , MD3 , Benjamin D. Gold, MD4 , Seiichi Kato, MD5 , Sibylle Koletzko, MD6 , Susan Orenstein , MD7 , Colin Rudolph, MD 8 i,Nmi sh aVkil M, D9 , 10 and Y van Vandenplas, MD 11 Am J Gastroenterol 2009; 104:1278-1295; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.129; published online 31 March 2009.

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Characteristics of Children Receiving Proton Pump Inhibitors Continuously for Up to 11 Years Duration
ERIC HASSALL, MBCHB, FRCPC, WENDY KERR, RN, BSN, AND HASHEM B. EL-SERAG, MD, MPH J-pediatr. Volume 150, Issue 3, Pages 262-267.e1 (March 2007)

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Efficacy of Conservative Therapy as Taught in the Primary Care Setting for Symptoms Suggesting Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux
SUSAN R. ORENSTEIN, MD, AND JOHN D. MCGOWAN, BS, Volume 152, Issue 3, Pages 310-314.e1 (March 2008)

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Outcomes of fundoplication; Cause for concern, newer options
E Hassell Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005

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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Paul Moayyedi, Nicholas J Talley The Lancet, Volume 367, Issue 9528, Pages 2086 - 2100, 24 June 2006.

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Natural History and Familial Relationships of Infant Spilling to 9 Years of Age
James Martin, Nicole Pratt, J. Declan Kennedy, Philip Ryan, Richard E. Ruffin, Helen Miles and John Marley PEDIATRICS Vol. 109 No. 6 June 2002, pp. 1061-1067.

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Medicalizing normality? Management of irritability in babies
KL ARMSTRONG, N PREVITERA and RN MCCALLUM journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 36, Number 4, August 2000 , pp. 301-305(5)

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Role of food protein intolerance in infants with persistent distress attributed to reflux esophagitis
David J. Hill, FRACP, Ralf G. Hine, MD, FRACP, Donald J. S. Cameron FRACP Antony G. Catto-Smith, MD, FRACP, Chung W. Chow, MD, FRCPA, Dorothy E. M. Francis, APD, and Clifford S. Hosking, MD, FRACP J-Pediatr. 2000 May; 136(5): 641-7

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Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Proton Pump Inhibitor Lansoprazole in Infants with Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
SUSAN R. ORENSTEIN, MD, ERIC HASSALL, MBCHB, FRCPC, WANDA FURMAGA-JABLONSKA, MD, PHD, STUART ATKINSON, MBCHB, AND MARSHA RAANAN, MS; J-pediatr. Volume 154, Issue 4, Pages 514-520.e4 (April 2009)

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Letter to the Editor: Is Indomethacin a New Hope for Post-ERCP Pancreatitis?
Yu Bai MD, Zou Duowu MD and Li Zhaoshen MD The American Journal of Gastroenterology (2007)

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Proton pump inhibitors in GORD An overview of their pharmacology, efficacy and safety
Vincenzo Savarinoa, Francesco Di Mariob, Carmelo Scarpignatoc,

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Therapy With Gastric Acidity Inhibitors Increases the Risk of Acute Gastroenteritis and Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children
Roberto Berni Canani, Pia Cirillo, Paola Roggero, Claudio Romano, Basilio Malamisura, Gianluca Terrin, Annalisa Passariello, Francesco Manguso, Lorenzo Morelli, Alfredo Guarino and for the Working Group on Intestinal Infections of the Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (SIGENP) Pediatrics 2006

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Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Use of Gastric Acid–Suppressive Drugs
Robert J. F. Laheij, PhD, Miriam C. J. M. Sturkenboom, PhD, Robert-Jan Hassing, MSc, Jeanne Dieleman, PhD, Bruno H. C. Stricker, MD, PhD, Jan B. M. J. Jansen, MD, PhD. JAMA. 2004.

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Systematic Review of the Risk of Enteric Infection in Patients Taking Acid Suppression
Jennifer Leonard, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., John K. Marshall, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C., and Paul Moayyedi, B.Sc., M.B. Ch.B., Ph.D., M.P.H., F.R.C.P.(London), F.R.C.P.C. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada The American Journal of Gastroenterology (2007)

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Are We Overprescribing Antireflux Medications for Infants With Regurgitation?
Vikram Khoshoo, MD, PhD, Published online November 1, 2007. PEDIATRICS Vol. 120 No. 5 November 2007, pp. 946-949

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Infants and Proton Pump Inhibitors: Tribulations, No Trials
Susan R. Orenstein and Eric Hassall Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition: October 2007 - Volume 45 - Issue 4 - p 395-398 doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31812e011dEditorial

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Talk is Cheap, Often Effective: Symptoms in Infants Often Respond to Non-Pharmacologic Measures
Eric Hassall, MBChB, FRCPC, FACG J-Pediatr. Volume 152, Issue 3, Pages 301-303 (March 2008)

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Endoluminal Gastroplication

Medium-term Outcome of Endoluminal Gastroplication With the EndoCinch Device in Children
Thomson, Mike; Antao, Brice; Hall, Sharon; Afzal, Nadeem; Hurlstone, Paul; Swain, C Paul; Fritscher-Ravens, Annette. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition: February 2008 - Volume 46 - Issue 2 - p 172-177 doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31814d4de1

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