Nissen's Fundoplication Is Safe and Prevents Decrease in Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) in Paediatric Lung Transplant Patients

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is thought to contribute to chronic allograft dysfunction following lung transplantation (LT) in adults, but paediatric data are limited. We hypothesise that Nissen ’s fundoplication (NF) reduces GORD, prevents a decrease in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and does not cause a short term post-operative fall in FEV1 in paediatric LT patients.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 25, 2017 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: R. Pabary, P. Aurora, J. Curry, C. Hulsker, N. Muthialu, H. Spencer Source Type: research