Nissen Fundoplication in Infants and Children: A Long Term Clinical Study

Methodology: Twenty six neurologically normal children (16 boys and 10 girls between 6 months and 11 years old) underwent Nissen fundoplication for intractable or complicated gastroesophageal reflux between October 1982 and February 2002. Before surgery and at follow up visits, all children were subjected to thorough history, barium meal study and gastroscopy with multiple esophageal biopsies. The mean duration of follow up was 68 ± 64 months (range: 3 months - 19 years).