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Roux-en-Y jejunostomy button in infants

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Establishing enteral feeding in high-risk infants with significant gastroesophageal reflux is a difficult challenge. Some patients are considered at very high risk for fundoplication and gastrostomy due to unstable medical conditions, dense upper-abdominal adhesions due to previous surgical procedures, or unfavorable anatomy. We describe a less invasive operation that provides jejunal feeding in a way that is safe, reliable, and convenient for the family.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, , , , , , US

    Jacob C. Langer, Mark V. Mazziotti & Andrea L. Winthrop

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Accepted: 4 March 1999

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Langer, J., Mazziotti, M. & Winthrop, A. Roux-en-Y jejunostomy button in infants. Pediatr Surg Int 16, 40–42 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050010

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