Pediatric Achalasia in the Netherlands: Incidence, Clinical Course, and Quality of Life

Marije Smits; Marinde van Lennep; Remy Vrijlandt; Marc Benninga; Jac Oors; Roderick Houwen; Freddy Kokke; David van der Zee; Johanne Escher; Anita van den Neucker; Tim de Meij; Frank Bodewes; Joachim Schweizer; Gerard Damen; Olivier Busch; Michiel van Wijk

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.057

Pediatric Achalasia in the Netherlands: Incidence, Clinical Course, and Quality of Life

Marije Smits^*, Marinde van Lennep, Remy Vrijlandt, Marc Benninga, Jac Oors, Roderick Houwen, Freddy Kokke, David van der Zee, Johanne Escher, Anita van den Neucker, Tim de Meij, Frank Bodewes, Joachim Schweizer, Gerard Damen, Olivier Busch, Michiel van Wijk

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Abstract

To assess incidence and clinical course of Dutch patients with achalasia diagnosed before 18 years of age as well as their current symptoms and quality of life (QoL).Retrospective medical chart review and a cross-sectional study assessing current clinical status using the Eckardt score and reflux disease questionnaire. General QoL was measured using Kidscreen-52 for patients

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	110-115.e3
Journal	The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	169
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.057
Publication status	Published - Feb 2016

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Smits, M., van Lennep, M., Vrijlandt, R., Benninga, M., Oors, J., Houwen, R., Kokke, F., van der Zee, D., Escher, J., van den Neucker, A., de Meij, T., Bodewes, F., Schweizer, J., Damen, G., Busch, O., & van Wijk, M. (2016). Pediatric Achalasia in the Netherlands: Incidence, Clinical Course, and Quality of Life. The Journal of Pediatrics, 169, 110-115.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.057

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