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Hiatal hernia in pediatric gastroesophageal reflux
A Gorenstein1, A J Cohen, Z Cordova
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon 58100 Israel.
Background:
This study compares esophageal pH-monitoring parameters of children with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) with or without hiatal hernia (HH) and determines the outcome of those with GER and HH.
Methods:
Among 718 children with GER, 45 children (6%) with associated HH were retrospectively studied. They were divided into those with neurologically normal development (NN, n = 35) and those with neurologic disorders (ND, n = 10). The pH-monitoring parameters of 27 of these (60%) were compared with pH-monitoring parameters of 27 control children who had GER without HH.
Results:
Esophageal clearance was longer in patients with HH compared with those without HH (P < 0.05). All 35 NN patients underwent a trial of conservative treatment, which failed in 9 patients (25.7%). Surgery was the initial treatment in 8 ND patients. Follow-up was available in 20 NN and 10 ND patients. Nine of 11 conservatively treated NN patients improved. All NN (n = 9) and ND (n = 8) patients who underwent surgery improved. Conservative treatment failed in 2 NN and in 2 ND patients.
Conclusions:
Presence of HH in children with GER is associated with prolonged exposure of the esophagus to acid and a high failure rate of nonoperative treatment. However, medical treatment should be tried in NN children despite the significant failure rate.
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