Outcomes of Pediatric Laparoscopic Fundoplication: A Critical Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Kathryn Martin,
Catherine Deshaies,
Sherif Emil
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.921
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 2291-2797
pISSN - 2291-2789
DOI - 10.1155/2014/738203
Subject(s) - medicine , gerd , meta analysis , medline , confounding , evidence based medicine , inclusion and exclusion criteria , retrospective cohort study , disease , reflux , pediatrics , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
Laparoscopic fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common procedures performed in children. A critical literature review was performed to evaluate the level and quality of evidence supporting the efficacy of this procedure.
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