title: Roux-en-Y jejunostomy in the pediatric population.
abstract: Surgical access for nutrition is required in a variety of pediatric disorders. In some, the presence of gastroesophageal reflux, poor gastric emptying, and risks for fundoplication favor the use of a jejunostomy. The significant problems associated with the simple loop jejunostomy can be avoided by using the Roux-en-Y configuration. The stoma can be fashioned either Brook-style (intubatable) or Stamm-style (modified Maydl, permanently intubated). Both types are used at the authors' institution and are compared in this retrospective review. During a 27-month period, 22 Roux-en-Y jejunostomies were performed; nine of them had the Brook-style stoma and 13 had the modified Maydl stoma. Significant complications requiring reoperation occurred in three (33%) patients with a Brook-style jejunostomy: prolapse, leakage, and perforation of the stoma. None of the patients with modified Maydl jejunostomies required reoperation; problems were encountered more with the care of the permanently intubated stoma. Therefore, our preferred choice for a feeding jejunostomy is the modified Maydl approach.
authors.affiliation: Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Sick Children, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Webber
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Giacomantonio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers