SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE IN CHILDREN WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ACCOMPANIED BY IMPAIRED SWALLOWING
The article is dedicated to theissue of gastroesophageal reflux treatment in infants with neurological disorders, which remains insufficiently studied and unsettled. Bronchopulmonary complications in patients with gastroesophageal reflux are life-threatening, cause frequent aspiration pneumoniae and spontaneous apneas; therefore, operative correction is required in critical situations. The article presents results of operative treatment of 22 patients with different nervous system pathologies accompanied by gastroesophageal reflux disease. The authors have developed practical recommendations on the selection of surgical treatment tactics. The control group consisted of 10 infants and preschoolers with gastroesophageal reflux disease and central nervous system lesion, whose parents refused operative treatment for various reasons.