Laparoscopic-assisted transhiatal gastric transposition for long gap esophageal atresia in an infant. J Pediatr Surg 2010 Jul;45(7):1534-7
Date
07/20/2010Pubmed ID
20638539DOI
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.03.020Scopus ID
2-s2.0-77955610848 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 12 CitationsAbstract
Previous reports describing laparoscopic-assisted transhiatal gastric transposition for long gap esophageal atresia (LGEA) have focused on older infants (median age of 11 months). By performing this operation at an earlier age, patients may avoid esophagostomies or prolonged hospitalizations with nasoesophageal tubes. An additional benefit is the earlier introduction of oral feeds, which is likely to decrease the incidence of oral aversion and feeding difficulties. In this report, we describe our surgical technique for performing a laparoscopic-assisted gastric transposition in a 56-day-old former 36-week premature infant with LGEA.
Author List
Juza RM, Arca MJ, Densmore JC, Aiken JJ, Lal DRAuthors
John J. Aiken MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinJohn C. Densmore MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Dave Lal MD, MPH Chief, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Anastomosis, SurgicalEsophageal Atresia
Esophagoplasty
Humans
Infant
Laparoscopy
Male
Stomach
