title: Complications following gastric tube esophagoplasty in children.
abstract: Surgery in children with caustic esophageal burns, esophageal atresia or other esophageal disorders can be performed using gastric tube esophagoplasty. Between 1991 and 1999, a number of 41 such procedures have been performed in our department, using the original technique developed by Gavriliu. The results were assessed as good and very good in 83% of the cases, and fair or bad in the rest of 17%. We recorded 13 cases with significant complications, 4 of which ended with exitus. The paper present our experience in using gastric tube esophagoplasty and the management of the complications related to this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Gr.T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Aprodu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Savu
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gavrilescu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Botez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Filip
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Munteanu
authors.forename: Al
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vlad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013270:Stomach / Q000637:transplantation*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery