An eighteen year follow-up after surgery for congenital microgastria--case report and review of literature.
Congenital microgastria is a rare disorder with only 59 previously reported cases in the literature. The best results are achieved by definitive surgery in the form of a Hunt-Lawrence (HL) jejunal pouch for gastric augmentation. Only 12 patients have previously undergone a HL pouch for microgastria. Long-term results after a HL pouch are not well known. We report a patient who underwent a HL pouch 18 years ago, now having a good quality of life and eating normal meals, though having a suboptimal somatic growth. It is likely that long-term results can be optimized by early gastric augmentation with a HL pouch.
Jones
Vinci S
VS
Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney 2145 NSW, Australia. vincijones@yahoo.co.in
Cohen
Ralph C
RC
D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D047929:Term Birth; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome