PURPOSE: The three major techniques for a gastrostomy in children are open gastrostomy (OG), percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and laparoscopic-assisted gastrostomy. Here, we have evaluated the outcome after OG and PEG in 69 children operated in Kuopio University Hospital. METHODS: The medical records of 69 consecutive children who had either PEG (n = 56) or OG (n = 13) over an 18-year period (1990-2008) were reviewed. RESULTS: There was no difference between the PEG- and OG-groups in the patients' characteristics, indications for tube placement and hospital stay. The mean procedure time was 43 min shorter in the PEG-group (28 ± 38 min) than in the OG-group (71 ± 58 min) (P = 0.003). Four children (8%) in the PEG-group and one (8%) in the OG-group required later surgical interventions related to gastrostomy. Severe gastro-oesophageal reflux (GER) necessitating fundoplication was detected in 15 children (27%) in the PEG-group and in 7 children (54%) in the OG-group (P = 0.06). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicated a higher incidence for severe GER leading to fundoplication in children with OG, while no difference with complications and clinical outcome between the two techniques, OG and PEG, were observed.
PURPOSE: The three major techniques for a gastrostomy in children are open gastrostomy (OG), percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and laparoscopic-assisted gastrostomy. Here, we have evaluated the outcome after OG and PEG in 69 children operated in Kuopio University Hospital. METHODS: The medical records of 69 consecutive children who had either PEG (n = 56) or OG (n = 13) over an 18-year period (1990-2008) were reviewed. RESULTS: There was no difference between the PEG- and OG-groups in the patients' characteristics, indications for tube placement and hospital stay. The mean procedure time was 43 min shorter in the PEG-group (28 ± 38 min) than in the OG-group (71 ± 58 min) (P = 0.003). Four children (8%) in the PEG-group and one (8%) in the OG-group required later surgical interventions related to gastrostomy. Severe gastro-oesophageal reflux (GER) necessitating fundoplication was detected in 15 children (27%) in the PEG-group and in 7 children (54%) in the OG-group (P = 0.06). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicated a higher incidence for severe GER leading to fundoplication in children with OG, while no difference with complications and clinical outcome between the two techniques, OG and PEG, were observed.
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