Gastrostomy and gastroesophageal reflux in neurologically impaired children

Gastrostomy has been increasingly indicated for daily feeding ofneurologically impaired children with swallowing abnormalitiesthat hinder the use of the mouth. Therefore, the enteral route hasstill been used by means of oral, nasogastric or nasojejunal tube.However it is no longer the preferential m...

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Main Author: Giovanni Cappellano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2003-06-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/biblioteca/artigos/Gastronomy%20and%20gastroesophageal%20original.pdf