CT findings in a child with reflux oesophagitis.

Trop Gastroenterol

King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, King Fahad National Guard Hospital P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.

Published: September 2004

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.

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