Leonel Rodriguez - Why Can't My Child Burp?

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising number of children unable to burp and the diagnosis of retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction.

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Leonel Rodriguez, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Professor of Pediatrics at Yale Medicine. We discuss the rising number of children presenting to us with the inability to belch and the relatively new diagnosis of retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (R-CPD). Learning objectives Recognize the presenting symptoms of retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (R-CPD) and its potential overlap with diso...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Peter Lu, Dr. Jason Silverman

Guest: Dr. Leonel Rodriguez

Topics covered

• pediatric gastroenterology
• retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction
• belching issues
• children's health
• gastrointestinal disorders

Keywords

• burping
• children
• gastroenterology
• R-CPD
• pediatrics
• gastrointestinal health
• belching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale Medicine

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