Abstract
A 13-month-old girl experienced an epileptic fit due to hypoglycaemia. She was born with a posterolateral diaphragm defect and at the age of 1.5 months had undergone a Nissen fundoplication with which a gastrostomy was also performed. The tip of the gastrostomy catheter was found to be lying in the bulbus duodeni. Once this had been pulled back, the patient made a good recovery. Dumping syndrome is usually the result of a quicker gastric emptying time or a smaller gastric capacity, and in children it is mostly due to a Nissen fundoplication. In patients fed by tube who exhibit symptoms of dumping syndrome, the position of the feeding tube must be checked before other diagnostic or therapeutic steps are undertaken.
| Translated title of the contribution | Dumping syndrome in a child with an incorrectly positioned gastrostomy catheter |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 350-353 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
| Volume | 147 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Feb 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dumping Syndrome/etiology
- Female
- Fundoplication/adverse effects
- Gastric Emptying
- Gastrostomy/adverse effects
- Humans
- Infant
- Postoperative Complications