Gastrostomy placement in paediatric patients with neuromuscular disorders: Indications and outcome

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 367-371

  Ramelli, Gian Paolo ^a   Aloysius, Annie ^b   King, Caroline ^b   Davis, Trak ^b   Muntoni, Francesco ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEST INFECTION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248373341     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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