Use of upper gastrointestinal series before gastrostomy tube placement. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2014 May;58(5):613-5
Date
05/06/2014Pubmed ID
24792629DOI
10.1097/MPG.0000000000000282Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84900339389 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
We studied the use of a preoperative upper gastrointestinal series in children with and without major congenital anomalies undergoing gastrostomy tube (G-tube) placement. Of 1163 children evaluated, 743 had major anomalies and a total of 39 episodes of malrotation were found. All of the children with malrotation had either major congenital anomalies or cystic fibrosis. Our study suggests that an upper gastrointestinal series may be unnecessary before G-tube placement in children without other congenital anomalies or cystic fibrosis.
Author List
Larson-Nath CM, Wagner AJ, Goday PSAuthor
Amy Wagner MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Child
Child, Preschool
Cystic Fibrosis
Female
Fluoroscopy
Gastrostomy
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intubation, Gastrointestinal
Male
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Young Adult
