Abstract：Objective To study the clinical and gastroscopic features of children with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 63 children with cyclic vomiting syndrome who were hospitalized and followed up in Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University from August 2019 to March 2022. Results Among the 63 children, there were 30 boys and 33 girls, with a mean age of 6.11 years, a mean course of disease of 2.57 years, and a mean vomiting period of 4.04 days. The most common accompanying symptom was listlessness or somnolence (55/63, 87%), followed by anorexia (45/63, 71%), abdominal pain or abdominal discomfort (40/63, 63%), constipation (19/63, 30%), salivation (12/63, 19%), nausea (11/63, 17%), headache (11/63, 17%), fever (6/63, 10%), and rash (1/63, 2%). All 63 children underwent gastroscopy, among whom 3 had no marked abnormalities, 22 (35%) had chronic superficial gastritis or chronic non-atrophic gastritis alone, and 38 (60%) had other abnormal changes aside from chronic gastritis (16 children with reflux esophagitis, 12 with bile reflux gastritis, 13 with duodenitis, 10 with erosive gastritis, and 5 with gastric or duodenal ulcer). Among the 63 children, 42 underwent pathological examinations of gastric mucosa, among whom 5 had no marked abnormalities, 34 had mild chronic gastritis, 2 had moderate chronic gastritis, and 1 had severe chronic gastritis. Among the 63 children, 15 received 24-hour dynamic esophageal pH monitoring during the interictal period, among whom 9 children were found to have pathological acid reflux. Conclusions In addition to recurrent vomiting, most children with cyclic vomiting syndrome also have the symptoms such as somnolence or listlessness, anorexia, and abdominal pain. The main manifestation on gastroscopy is chronic gastritis, and most children may also have reflux esophagitis, bile reflux gastritis, and erosive gastritis. Mild chronic gastritis is the main pathological change of gastric mucosa.
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