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Review
. 2020 Aug;35(4):745-754.
doi: 10.1002/ncp.10475. Epub 2020 Mar 5.

Weight Gain and Growth After Fundoplication in the Pediatric Patient: A Case Report in the Pediatric Patient With Cystic Fibrosis and Literature Review

Allison Gomes  1 , Craig Lapin  2 , Jane Ziegler  1
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Review

Weight Gain and Growth After Fundoplication in the Pediatric Patient: A Case Report in the Pediatric Patient With Cystic Fibrosis and Literature Review

Allison Gomes et al. Nutr Clin Pract. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is common among infants, but when symptoms become troublesome, that is defined as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Making a diagnosis of GERD is difficult because there is no gold standard. GERD can be especially problematic for infants with cystic fibrosis (CF). There are signs and symptoms (ie, malnutrition, recurring aspiration pneumonias, refusal to eat, wheezing, coughing, and asthma) in addition to invasive and noninvasive methods used to determine a diagnosis. The treatments for GERD span from nonpharmacological to surgical, with a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication being the gold standard of surgical intervention. Although surgical interventions have been demonstrated to reduce symptoms associated with GERD, there is little known about the weight/growth-related outcomes. This case report discusses an infant with CF and GERD requiring multiple interventions and ultimately a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication and the weight changes from presurgery to postsurgery. The case report is expanded upon with a structured literature review of fundoplication and growth studies. There were 4 available studies that assessed changes in weight/growth before and after fundoplication among children with GERD. Because of the heterogeneity of the nutrition outcomes used, the weight/growth benefits after fundoplication are unclear at this time. Further research in needed to assess the nutrition outcomes among patients with GERD requiring fundoplication.

Keywords: cystic fibrosis; gastroesophageal reflux; growth; infant.

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