title: [Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in children with encephalopathy].
abstract: Conventional management of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and hiatus hernia in children affected with encephalopathy can deteriorate their pulmonary function, already compromised by their leaning position and their spine deformations. The results after laparoscopic surgery for GER in 6 encephalopathy children are reviewed; their ages ranged from 9 to 14 years, their accompanying diseases were: spastic tetraparesia, hydrocephalus, scoliosis, epilepsy and Reye's syndrome. The laparoscopy procedures followed the same surgical steps as open surgery; the surgical time was 3 to 5 hours; the average hospital stay was 3 days. Oral intake started 8 hours after surgery. The successful results of these first cases in this group of patients with neurologic anomalies, suggest that laparoscopic Nissen funduplication is the treatment of choice for GER and hiatus hernia.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Corporación Sanitaria Clínic-Sant Joan de Déu, Universidad de Barcelona.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perero
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ribó
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Juliá
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morales
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies