Journal article
A randomized controlled trial of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication versus proton pump inhibitors for the treatment of patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): 3-year outcomes
Abstract
BackgroundA randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who were stable and symptomatically controlled with long-term medical therapy to compare ongoing optimized medical therapy with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF).MethodsOf the 180 patients eligible for randomization, 104 gave informed consent, and 3 withdrew from the study immediately after randomization. The patients …
Authors
Anvari M; Allen C; Marshall J; Armstrong D; Goeree R; Ungar W; Goldsmith C
Journal
Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 25, No. 8, pp. 2547–2554
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 2011
DOI
10.1007/s00464-011-1585-5
ISSN
0930-2794