Limited ability to take in nutrients places young patients with dysphagia at risk
for malnutrition and failure to gain weight. These children require careful evaluation
and ongoing monitoring of growth and nutritional status. Gastroesophageal reflux and
recurrent vomiting may contribute to dysphagia when the refluxate causes laryngopharyngeal
irritation and can increase the morbidity in patients prone to aspiration. A paucity
of evidence-based literature on relevant topics demands both clinical judgment and
an interdisciplinary approach for management decisions for these issues. Advances
in nutrition and management of aerodigestive conditions related to dysphagia will
be reviewed.
Pediatric - dysphagia - undernutrition - reflux - esophagitis - deglutition - infants
