Can laparoscopic antireflux surgery improve the quality of life in children with neurologic and neuromuscular handicaps?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1761-1764

  Kawahara, Hisayoshi ^a   Okuyama, Hiroomi ^a   Kubota, Akio ^a   Oue, Takaharu ^a   Tazuke, Yuko ^a   Yagi, Makoto ^a   Okada, Akira ^a  

^a Osaka Med Ctr Res Inst M   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux; handicapped children; laparoscopic fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRACHEA SURGERY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 10944263840     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.08.034     Document Type: Article

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