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Percutaneous gastrojejunostomy versus Nissen fundoplication for enteral feeding of the neurologically impaired child with gastroesophageal reflux.
Journal of Pediatrics 1993 September
To determine the optimal method of providing enteral feeding to neurologically impaired children with gastroesophageal reflux, Nissen fundoplication with simultaneous gastrostomy tube placement (NGT) was compared with anterograde percutaneous gastrojejunostomy (APGJ), a nonsurgical procedure performed under fluoroscopic guidance. The records of 112 neurologically impaired children with gastroesophageal reflux were retrospectively reviewed; 68 had undergone NGT and 44 APGJ. Follow-up data were available for 45 NGT patients (mean age, 6.4 years) and 34 APGJ patients (mean age, 7.9 years). Mean follow-up was 1.8 years in the NGT group and 2.5 years in the APGJ group. Complications resulting from either procedure were classified either as major, which included treatment failures or morbidity resulting in prolonged hospitalization, or as minor, those requiring outpatient treatment only or not directly caused by the procedure. The NGT group had a significantly higher incidence of major complications in comparison with the APGJ group (33.3% vs 11.8%, p < 0.05). Ten patients (22.2%) in the NGT group required reoperation for complications; six required a second NGT for wrap hernia, failure, and continued gastroesophageal reflux. Two patients (5.9%) in the APGJ group required surgery for complications; one of these eventually required an NGT, and the other had an intussusception that necessitated a small-bowel resection. Minor complications were more common in the APGJ group than in the NGT group (44.1% vs 6.6%); the majority of complications were related to the jejunostomy tube. Premature replacement or reinsertion of the jejunostomy tube was necessary in 14 APGJ patients (32%). The mortality rate was 8.8% in the NGT group and 5.9% in the APGJ group (p = not significant). No death occurred within 30 days of either procedure. We conclude that APGJ is a safe alternative method for feeding the neurologically impaired child with gastroesophageal reflux.
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