Refluxo gastroesofágico no paciente encefalopata

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões

Lisieux Eyer De Jesus¹ 

关键词: Gastroesophageal reflux;    Encephalopathy;    Neurologically impaired patients;    Gastrostomy;    Fundoplication;    Special nutrition;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-69912002000400008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We intend to discuss the main controversies involved in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux and the necessity of a special method to feed severe neurologically impaired children, considering the implications of those circumstances in Brazilian families. Modern literature was reviewed, relating to diagnostic methodologies and their limitations, surgical methods, complications and resolution of the symptoms. There are controversies not yet solved about alimentary problems in the neurologically impaired children, specially concerning the presence of gastroesophageal reflux and respiratory disease. Familiar and social consequences of both primary neurological and secondary respiratory and nutricional disease are essential to consider. The incidence of gastroesophageal disease is extremely high in neurologically impaired children, with a high morbimortality and frequent respiratory manifestations. Surgical treatment offers high risks in case of associated complex congenital cardiac malformations. Alimentary gastrostomy and fundoplication offer good results concerning the incidence of respiratory problems and less hospitalizations for those patients.

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