Laparoscopic fundoplication in a child.
A case of laparoscopic fundoplication is described in a child weighing 25 kg. The patient had severe skeletal deformities. Five trocars were used. The view was excellent. A complete posterior wrap was achieved without transsecting the short gastric vessels. Operating time and expenses were greater than with the conventional technique. No complications occurred. The cosmetic result was good.
Schier
F
F
Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Medical Centre Steglitz, Berlin, Germany.
Waldschmidt
J
J
D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics