Outcomes of Antireflux Surgery

Antireflux surgery is an effective treatment for severe reflux disease with excellent control of symptoms. The limitations in the effectiveness of medical treatment of reflux necessitate the use of surgical intervention in a significant proportion of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) sufferers. Surgical techniques can physically correct the functional incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), an unattainable outcome by …