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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Without an Antireflux Procedure in Neurologically Disabled Children

Stephen M. Borowitz

Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

James L. Sutphen

Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Rachel L. Hutcheson

Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

In children with major neurologic impairment, gastrostomies are often used to alleviate malnutrition and feeding difficulties. There has been a trend toward performing "protective" antireflux surgery in these children. Nineteen children with major neurologic impairment and feeding failure were prospectively evaluated and followed up after placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) without any antireflux procedure. Mean age at PEG placement was 34 months with mean follow-up of 20.7 months. All parents would recommend PEG to families with disabled children, and if given the chance, 95% would elect PEG again for their child. No child developed choking, gagging, or retching postoperatively. At the time of follow-up, postoperative gastroesophageal reflux did not appear to be a major clinical problem.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 36, No. 1, 25-29 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289703600104
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