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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Published in:Pediatric surgery international 2015-10, Vol.31 (10), p.925-929
Main Authors: Miyano, Go, Yamoto, Masaya, Morita, Keiichi, Kaneshiro, Masakatsu, Miyake, Hiromu, Nouso, Hiroshi, Koyama, Mariko, Nakajima, Hideaki, Fukumoto, Koji, Urushihara, Naoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundoplication - methods
Gastroesophageal Reflux - complications
Gastroesophageal Reflux - surgery
Humans
Infant
Laparoscopy - methods
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nervous System Diseases - complications
Original Article
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary: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