Does epilepsy influence the outcome of antireflux procedures in neurologically impaired children?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 485-490

  Goessler, A ^a,b   Huber Zeyringer, A ^a   Hoellwarth, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Fundoplication; Gastroesophageal reflux; Neurologically impaired patients; Recurrence; Spells

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; EPILEPSY; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744492328     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1686-8     Document Type: Article

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