Partial gastric pullup in the treatment of patien

Authors: Marc Reismann Tina Granholm Henrik Ehrén

Publish Date: 2014/11/20

Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 267-271

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Abstract

The medical records of all children who had undergone PGP for LGEA from 1999 to 2012 were reviewed Preoperative data initial postoperative course complications time to full oral nutrition followup diagnostics and nutritional status were assessedNine children who had undergone PGP were followed up for a mean period of 62±31 years Their median gestational age was 37±2 weeks and mean birth weight 2462±658 g Eight children were primarily treated with a gastrostomy their mean age at PGP was 114±109 weeks and mean weight was 4484±1966 g Their mean operation time was 199±51 minutes Leakage was an early postoperative complication in three children one of whom had a consecutive stricture resection Late complications were stenosis n=7 and gastroesophageal reflux n=5 The general status of the children was judged as “good” or “very good” on the last presentation The median percentile of the bodymassindex was 25 Gastroscopy at 37±32 years after the operation revealed a grade I esophagitis in two children There was no death in this group of children

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