Anti-reflux procedure for difficult-to-treat asthmatic children, case report and literature review

Zhi-Wei Hu; Zhong-Gao Wang; Ji-Min Wu; Song-Tao Tan

doi:10.4081/mrm.2012.615

Anti-reflux procedure for difficult-to-treat asthmatic children, case report and literature review

Authors

Zhi-Wei Hu Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing
Zhong-Gao Wang Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing; Center for GERD, Second Artillery General Hospital of Beijing Normal University, Beijing; No. 16 Xinwai Street, Xicheng district, Beijing 100088
Ji-Min Wu Center for GERD, Second Artillery General Hospital of Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Song-Tao Tan Center for GERD, Wu Jing Zong Dui Hospital of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2012.615

Keywords:

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Difficult-to-treat Asthma, Children, Stretta frequency, Laparoscopic fundoplication

Abstract

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a commonly encountered condition in children, which at times causes respiratory distress, such as asthmatic symptoms, and results in serious morbidity and even mortality. The complexity is sometimes so obscure, that it can cause paradoxical diagnoses and treatment. Here we present two cases of children with difficult-to-treat asthmatic symptoms, which were eventually found to be related to GERD. The two children were treated with anti-reflux procedures and both became symptom free. Literature was also reviewed to shed a light into this complex disease.