| dc.contributor.author | Mwango, GN | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T11:54:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T11:54:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999-08 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Degree of Masters of Medicine in Diagnostic Radiology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/25393 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted in part fulfilment for the
Degree of Masters of Medicine in Diagnostic Radiology,
University Of Nairobi | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In this prospective study carried out over a period of 6 months
(July December 1998) to determine the value of paediatric
upper gastrointestinal studies, a total of 67 children under 5
years of age were investigated. 58.1% of the children were
female.
The most common radiological finding was gastro-esophageal
reflux (GER) which was found in 44.8% of the patients. The
male to female ratio was 1:2. A third of these patients with
GER were found to be underweight for age compared to the 7 out
of 30 patients who presented with recurrent pneumonia. There
is a likelihood that the main complication of GER is failure to
thrive and more studies are needed to evaluate this
relationship further. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | The value of paediatric upper gastrointestinal contrast studies: a Nairobi study | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
| local.publisher | Department of Diagnostic Radiology | en |
