Abstract
Aim
To assess the performance of a paediatric cohort having a FRECA PEG (FP) placed at the time of laparoscopic fundoplication.
Methods
This is retrospective study of a single surgeon’s experience of laparoscopic fundoplications over a decade. Patient details were retrieved form a Microsoft Excel database and demographic, operative, and performance measures analysed.
Results
Of a series of 67 laparoscopic fundoplications, 20 with neurological compromise underwent FP placement at the time of surgery. Mean age was 3.37 years with a male to female ratio of 1.1:1. A size 9 French FRECA was placed in patients less than 10 kg (12) with larger patients (8) having a size 15 device. A Watson anterior wrap was performed in 16 cases with the rest having a Nissen fundoplication. Seven of these cases had pre-existing FPs which were taken down before replacement post fundoplication. Feeding was resumed the next morning except in three with delayed gastric emptying. Other complications (3) were seen but were not PEG related. The median stay for the series was 4 days (SD 3) and patients were followed up for a mean of 684 days. Over this period four patients relapsed and resumed medical treatment. A single mortality occurred in a syndromic 3-year-old a year later from problems unrelated to surgery.
FPs were changed to a button device under general anaesthetic 3–24 months following placement.
Conclusion
FP placement at the time of laparoscopic fundoplication does not appear to compromise the outcome of surgery. Neither the size of patient nor the type of wrap is an impediment to its placement and the device can be used shortly after surgery in the majority allowing for an early discharge. Complications are infrequent; however, change to a button device within 2 years of initial placement requires general anaesthetic.
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Barber, N., Carden, C.A. & Mahomed, A.A. Does the placement of a FRECA gastrostomy at the time of laparoscopic fundoplication impact on outcome?. Surg Endosc 23, 598–601 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-9952-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-9952-6