ABSTRACT
Hong Kong Med J 2006;12:282-8 | Number 4, August 2006
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Nissen fundoplication and gastrostomy in severely neurologically impaired children with gastroesophageal reflux
KM Cheung, HW Tse, PWT Tse, KH Chan
Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street, Shamshuipo, Hong Kong
OBJECTIVES. To study the effect of Nissen fundoplication and gastrostomy in severely neurologically impaired children.
DESIGN. Prospective observational study.
SETTING. Developmental Disabilities Unit of a regional medical centre in Hong Kong.
PATIENTS. Children with severe neurological impairment and gastroesophageal reflux who were institutionalised between 1999 and 2004 inclusive.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES. Incidence of vomiting, gastro-intestinal bleeding, and pneumonia in the baseline year and consecutive years following surgery; 24-hour oesophageal pH monitoring; recurrence rate (determined by 24-hour oesophageal monitoring); body weight; complications of surgery; and mortality.
RESULTS. Twenty children, with a mean age at surgery of 8.5 (standard deviation, 3.5) years, were recruited. Nissen fundoplication was performed in nine children and 11 children underwent laparoscopic fundoplication. Children were monitored for 1.3 to 5.7 years (median, 3.5 years) after surgery. The incidence of vomiting and gastro-intestinal bleeding was significantly decreased following surgery (P
CONCLUSION. Our results indicate that in severely neurologically impaired children with gastroesophageal reflux, vomiting, gastro-intestinal bleeding, and reflux indices based on 24-hour oesophageal pH monitoring were significantly reduced following fundoplication and gastrostomy. The incidence of pneumonia was unchanged. The recurrence rate of reflux was 30% and mortality rate was 20%.
Key words: Child; Fundoplication; Gastroesophageal reflux; Mental retardation; Recurrence
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