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During the past 5 years, 26 infants and children with gastroesophageal reflux were operated on. The results have been highly satisfactory and unattended by serious complications or mortality. Barium fluoroscopy was the most reliable diagnostic method. The indications for operation were persistent vomiting with failure to thrive, recurrent aspiration pneumonia, gastrointestinal bleeding and peptic stricture of the esophagus, not relieved by medical treatment. The high incidence of peptic stricture of the esophagus (50 percent) may reflect delay in diagnosis and medical treatment, which is successful in 60 to 87 percent of the infants with gastroesophageal reflux. Surgical treatment consisted of Nissen fundoplication combined with gastrostomy in cases of esophageal stenosis where dilatations were indicated. Complications related to the operation were minimal. In a follow-up period of 9 months to 5 years, all patients had obtained relief of symptoms of reflux and had excellent nutritional status and normal growth.
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