Open AccessRole of feeding jejunostomy in major anastomotic disruptions in esophageal atresia: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Monika Bawa,
Prema Me,
Jai Kumar Mahajan,
Nitin James Peters,
Saurabh Garge,
K. L. N. Rao
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.165843
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , gastrostomy , atresia , leak , surgery , dehiscence , jejunostomy , esophagus , reflux , parenteral nutrition , disease , environmental engineering , engineering
To investigate the role of feeding jejunostomy (FJ) in patients of esophageal atresia with anastomotic leak (AL) to decrease the degree of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and its effect on anastomotic healing.