Journal article
Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive follow-up of 381 patients after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) using a technique of minimal paraesophageal dissection.
METHODS: Patients underwent a 24-hour pH recording, esophageal manometry, and symptom score assessment for six symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease preoperatively. To date, 260 patients have undergone repeat studies at 6 months and 108 patients at 2 years.
Authors
Anvari M; Allen C
Journal
Annals of Surgery, Vol. 227, No. 1, pp. 25–32
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 1998
DOI
10.1097/00000658-199801000-00004
ISSN
0003-4932