Growth and development after oesophageal atresia surgery Need for long-term multidisciplinary follow-up》.pdfVIP

G Model YPRRV-1053; No. of Pages 5 Paediatric Respiratory Reviews xxx (2015) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Paediatric Respiratory Reviews Mini-symposium: Oesophagel Atresia and Trachea-oesophagel Fistular Growth and development after oesophageal atresia surgery: Need for long-term multidisciplinary follow-up Hanneke IJsselstijn *, Saskia J. Gischler, Leontien Toussaint, Marjolein Spoel, Monique H.M. van der Cammen-van Zijp, Dick Tibboel Department of Intensive Care and Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC – Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands EDUCATIONAL AIMS After reading this review readers will be able to recognize risk factors for long-term morbidity in oesophageal atresia patients describe long-term problems with respect to growth and neurodevelopment in oesophageal atresia patients mention topics that should be addressed at various stages of life in long-term multidisciplinary follow-up of oesophageal atresia patients A R T I C L E I N F O S U M M A R Y Keywords: Survival rates in oesophageal atresia patients have reached over 90%. In long-term follow-up studies the Oesophageal atresia focus has shifted from purely surgical or gastrointestinal evaluation to a multidisciplinary approach. We Outcome reviewed the literature on the long-term morbidity of these patients and discuss mainly issues of Growth Motor function physical growth and neurodevelopment. We conclude that growth problems – both stunting and Neurodevelopment wasting – a