Long-Term Analysis of Respiratory-Related Complications Following Gastrostomy Placement with or without Fundoplication in Neurologically Impaired Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Elisa Zambaiti (Author), Calogero Virgone (Author), Silvia Bisoffi (Author), Roberta Stefanizzi (Author), Francesco Fascetti Leon (Author), Piergiorgio Gamba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gastrostomy placement is crucial in neurologically impaired (NI) children to ensure an adequate food intake and a safe route for drugs administration and to reduce the risk of primary aspiration. NI patents are more prone to gastroesophageal reflux. The association with fundoplication is deemed to r...