Functional disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract in premature infants: pathogenetic aspects of the development of microaspiration gastric contents

The article gives the detailed characteristics of the anatomo-functional features of the gastrointestinal tract of newborns and highlights the most important pathological factors promoting development of functional pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract in the neonatal period. Pathogenetic mechanisms of development of microaspiration of gastric contents, and the nature of influence of microaspiration gastric contents on the bronchopulmonary system in newborns are presented.