Background: Since the first report by Bianchi in 1997, TOGD has been found to be safe and
effective in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) with neurological impairment …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to retrospectively assess the
surgical outcome and the quality of life (QOL) from the caregiver's perspective after total …

Since we have started colonic replacement of the esophagus in children, several successive
modifications have led to evolution of the surgical technique aiming to decrease …

Background: There is no consensus for esophageal reconstruction in the pediatric
population. Long defects are commonly repaired with gastric pull-up or colonic interposition; …

Purpose: Fundoplication has been used successfully to treat gastroesophageal reflux in the
pediatric population; however, the results are poorer in those children with neurological …

Purpose: Various surgical procedures are used for esophageal substitution in children. The
purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome in children who underwent …

BACKGROUND: Colonic interposition is one of the surgical options in children when
esophageal replacement is necessary, especially when the stomach is not suitable as a …

Purpose: Although several centers often perform gastric emptying procedures (GEP)
together with fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and delayed gastric …

Background: Gastric transposition (GT) is a possible option for esophageal replacement in
long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA). The present study aims to report and compare …

Total esophagogastric dissociation (TEGD) was first described by Bianchi as a definitive
procedure for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in neurologically impaired children …