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6712468

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-24
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate response to fundoplication, clinical results for 66 consecutive pediatric patients operated on for gastroesophageal reflux were retrospectively reviewed. Indications for operation were gastroesophageal reflux with apnea, repeated emesis, recurrent pneumonia, failure to thrive, stricture, and esophagitis. All patients had preoperative documentation of significant gastroesophageal reflux by either cinefluoroscopic reflux esophagogram or reflux nuclear scan. Fundoplication was effective in 56 (87%) of 64 patients. None of the patients considered to be operative failures had persistent gastroesophageal reflux. Operative failures occurred primarily in patients with gastroesophageal reflux and apnea or recurrent pneumonia. More advanced diagnostic tests, such as pH monitoring, may help to select patients whose symptoms of apnea and recurrent pneumonia are truly due to reflux. Gastroesophageal reflux produces significant morbidity in pediatric patients and is well treated operatively by fundoplication.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
119
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
553-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of severe gastroesophageal reflux in children.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article