Laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux: a series of 131 neurologically impaired pediatric cases at a single children’s hospital

Purpose To present the medium to long-term outcome of the largest pediatric series of laparoscopic Toupet fundoplications (LTF) performed at a single institution. Patients and methods Subjects were 131 neurologically impaired children (81 M, 50 F) who underwent LTF between 2003 and 2013. Our LTF inv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric surgery international 2015-10, Vol.31 (10), p.925-929
Hauptverfasser: Miyano, Go, Yamoto, Masaya, Morita, Keiichi, Kaneshiro, Masakatsu, Miyake, Hiromu, Nouso, Hiroshi, Koyama, Mariko, Nakajima, Hideaki, Fukumoto, Koji, Urushihara, Naoto
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose To present the medium to long-term outcome of the largest pediatric series of laparoscopic Toupet fundoplications (LTF) performed at a single institution. Patients and methods Subjects were 131 neurologically impaired children (81 M, 50 F) who underwent LTF between 2003 and 2013. Our LTF involves full dissection of the crus of the diaphragm to allow the intraabdominal esophagus to be mobilized at least 3–4 cm. Results Preoperative mean fraction time for pH 
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-015-3770-4