Hypogastrinemia and esophageal atresia.
To investigate extraesophageal anomalies in infants with esophageal atresia, preoperative plasma gastrin was measured in 12 infants. The median plasma gastrin was 32 ng/L (interquartile range, 24 to 44). There was significant correlation with birth weight (rs = .73, P less than .05) and gestational age (rs = .74, P less than .05). Within this group 9 infants of greater than 36 weeks' gestation were matched to a group of 20 control infants without esophageal atresia. Infants with esophageal atresia had a significantly lower median plasma gastrin (38 ng/L v 55 ng/L, P less than .05). This may indicate preexisting vagal abnormalities in esophageal atresia unrelated to surgical intervention.[1]References
- Hypogastrinemia and esophageal atresia. Davenport, M., Mughal, M., McCloy, R.F., Doig, C.M. J. Pediatr. Surg. (1992) [Pubmed]
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