Abstract
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a motility disorder that occurs more frequently in children with neurological disease and in children with congenital esophageal anomalies or diaphragmatic hernia. Feeding difficulties and asthma may be caused by GER. Pharmacological and surgical treatment are successful in most cases. The authors describe 6 children with severe GER and asthma, who were treated with long‐term jejunostomy feeding. Median length of treatment was 6 months (range, 5–12), for a total of 44 months. The parents were trained to replace dislodged jejunostomy tubes. All replacements of tubes at home by the parents were successfully carried out. Vomiting and emergency admissions for asthma were decreased in all children.
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