Texas Children's Hospital

Surgical procedure to treat GERD in children found to be ineffective

Published in Elder Law Weekly, December 1st, 2004

According to a new study, more than 60% of the children who received surgical fundoplication to control gastresophageal reflux disease (GERD) had recurring symptoms of the disease within months following surgery.

The procedure is the third most common major surgical procedure performed in children. Overall, fundoplication as a treatment for GERD in children needs further evaluation.

Results of this retrospective cohort study, conducted on 198 children who underwent fundoplication at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston from 1996-1999, suggest that fundoplication for the treatment of GERD in children is not the most effective method of short- or...

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