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Table 1 Patient population

From: Antroduodenal motility in neurologically handicapped children with feeding intolerance

Patient Number

Age (y)

Diagnosis

Symptoms

Feeding Route

UGI

Gastric Emptying

EGD

PEG

Fundoplication

Other

Medications

           

H2RA

Cisapride

1

9

CP GER

vomiting

retching

oral

paraesophageal hernia

normal

normal

 

+

gastric bezoar

  

2

4

feeding aversion

vomiting

retching

gastrostomy

esophageal dysmotility

ND

esophagitis

+

  

+

+

3

3

Down's syndrome

gagging

retching

gastrostomy

normal

delayed

normal

 

+

   

4

2

cerebral dysgenesis seizures

Irritability

jejunostomy

GER

delayed

esophagitis

+

   

omeprazole

5

5

chromosome 19 deletion, GER subglotic stenosis

retching

gastrostomy

normal

normal

ND

 

+

   

6

4

hydrocephalus

retching

gastrostomy

normal

normal

normal

+

+

 

+

 

7

1

CP

irritability

gastrostomy

paraesophageal hernia

normal

normal

 

+

 

+

+

8

2 1/2

cerebral atrophy recurrent aspiration pneumonia

vomiting

gastrostomy

GER

normal

normal

+

  

+

+

9

2

diphragmatic hernia GER

vomiting

jejunostomy

GER

delayed

ND

+

 

surgical jejunostomy

+

+

10

5

CP spina bifida

retching

bloating

constipation

jejunostomy

normal

normal

normal

 

+

surgical jejunostomy

+

+

11

9

Floating Harbour syndrome

retained food

vomiting

oral

ND

rapid

retained food

+

+

 

+

+

12

17

mitochondrial disease

vomiting

diarrhea

retching

gagging

bloating

gastrostomy

esophageal dysmotility

delayed

normal

 

+

 

+

+

13

3

CP GER

retching

gagging

gastrostomy

ND

normal

normal

 

+

  

+

14

6

charge syndrome chromosome 13 Deletion

retching

gagging

gastrostomy

normal

normal

esophagitis

 

+

 

+

+

15

2

CP hepatoblasoma

vomiting

gastrostomy

paraesophageal hernia

delayed

normal

 

+

Nissen breakdown liver resection pyloroplasty

+

+

16

1

CP

vomiting

gastrostomy

GER

delayed

esophagitis

surgical gastrostomy

-

pyloroplasty

+

+

17

2

feeding aversion

vomiting

gastrostomy

normal

+

normal

+

  

+

+

18

10

CP seizures hydrocephalus

vomiting

retching

gagging

bloating

TPN

+

+

  

+

 

+

+

  1. GER: gastroesophageal reflux CP: cerebral palsy: NE: not done TPN: total parenteral nutiriton