Saturday, March 24, 2012

Fundoplication & Gastrostomy ...outcome of single ventricle

Keating JJ et al.
JTCVS 2012;143:891-895

1999=2007
n=155
32 (21%) had fundoplication &/or G-tube (24 had both. 7 had G-tube only).

65 (42%) were HLHS. 24 of 65 had Fundos &/or G-tube.

Need for fundo &/or Gtube was associated with lower transplant-free survival.




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