Gastric emptying scans: unnecessary preoperative testing for fundoplications?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 350-354

  Struijs, Marie Chantal ^a   Lasko, David ^b   Somme, Stig ^c   Chiu, Priscilla ^c  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delayed gastric emptying; Fundoplication; Gastric emptying procedure; Gastroesophageal reflux; Neurologically impaired

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH SCINTISCANNING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75749154444     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.10.077     Document Type: Article

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