Journal article
Effects of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication on esophageal motility
Abstract
BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the long-term impact of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication on esophageal motility in patients with preoperative esophageal dysmotility.MethodsThis study prospectively followed 580 patients who underwent laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication between 1992 and 1999. Esophageal manometry, 24-h pH monitoring, and symptom score assessment were performed before surgery, then 6 months, 2 years, and 5 years after …
Authors
Biertho L; Sebajang H; Anvari M
Journal
Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 619–623
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2006
DOI
10.1007/s00464-005-0256-9
ISSN
0930-2794