Article
Surgery
Zia Kanani, Jon C. Gould
Summary: Laparoscopic fundoplication is the standard treatment for medically refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease. While both primary and reoperative fundoplication patients experience improvement in GERD-related symptoms, the degree of improvement is greater in primary patients. Perioperative morbidity rates following reoperative and primary procedures can be similar when performed by an experienced surgeon.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manar Yanes, Giola Santoni, John Maret-Ouda, Sheraz Markar, Eivind Ness-Jensen, Joonas Kauppila, Martti Farkkila, Elsebeth Lynge, Eero Pukkala, Laufey Tryggvadottir, My Von Euler-Chelpin, Jesper Lagergren
Summary: The study reveals that laparoscopic antireflux surgery has a favorable safety profile in the treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease, especially in younger patients without severe comorbidity who undergo surgery at high-volume centers.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Cem Kaan Parsak, Ilker Halvaci, Ugur Topal
Summary: This study compares the Floppy-Nissen (FN) and Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication (NRF) procedures and finds no significant difference in symptoms and satisfaction levels between the two, except for the duration of surgery.
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Min Seo Kim, Youjin Oh, Jun-Hyun Lee, Joong-Min Park, Jin-Jo Kim, Kyo Young Song, Seung Wan Ryu, Kyung Won Seo, Hyoung-Il Kim, Dong Jin Kim, Sungsoo Park, Sang-Uk Han
Summary: The study followed up on Korean patients with GERD who underwent anti-reflux surgery for up to 1 year, finding that over 90% of patients had good symptom resolution at one year post-operation. The proportion of patients with hiatal hernia and comorbidities increased in the later period (2015-2018), with a significant decrease in operation time. Symptom control and complication rate remained comparable between the early and late periods.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Harry J. Wong, Mason Vierra, Mason Hedberg, Mikhail Attaar, Bailey Su, Kristine Kuchta, Gene Chiao, John G. Linn, Stephen P. Haggerty, Michael B. Ujiki
Summary: Esophageal dysmotility is a common finding in patients being evaluated for antireflux surgery. This study evaluated outcomes of patients with esophageal dysmotility after fundoplication. The results showed that patients with esophageal dysmotility had similar outcomes compared to those with normal motility after fundoplication, suggesting the tailored approach favoring partial fundoplication for patients with dysmotility as part of an appropriate treatment algorithm.
JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
F. Lang, A. Huber, K. F. Kowalewski, H. G. Kenngott, F. Billmann, A. T. Billeter, L. Fischer, V. V. Bintintan, C. N. Gutt, B. P. Mueller-Stich, F. Nickel
Summary: This study assessed the long-term outcomes of robotic-assisted (RALF) and conventional laparoscopic fundoplication (CLF) in treating patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The results showed no significant differences between RALF and CLF in terms of symptoms, quality of life, and treatment failure after 12 years.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Maysen E. Calzon, Bilal Koussayer, Joseph Sujka
Summary: This paper describes a robotic surgical technique for converting a slipped Nissen fundoplication to a Toupet fundoplication. The technique involves using robotic tools and an endoscope, and utilizing esophagogastroduodenoscopy as a bougie. This method can reduce reoperations and complications in patients undergoing fundoplication surgery.
UPDATES IN SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Langfeier Liu, Nicholas Lewis, Rahul Mhaskar, Joseph Sujka, Christopher DuCoin
Summary: This study compared patient outcomes for laparoscopic and robotic-assisted Heller myotomy and Nissen fundoplication surgeries. The results showed that robotic-assisted surgeries had longer operative time but lower complication rates and shorter hospital stays compared to laparoscopic surgeries. These findings suggest that robotic assistance may be beneficial for patients undergoing foregut surgeries.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Antoni Stadnicki, Jozef Kurek, Ewa Klimacka-Nawrot, Anna Stadnicka, Katarzyna Rerych
Summary: The study compared the effectiveness of high-resolution manometry (HRM) and upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy in detecting sliding hiatus hernia in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) symptoms. The results showed that both modalities were not reliable tools for diagnosing sliding hiatus hernia due to their poor sensitivity.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Karla Bernardi, Lauren Hawley, Vivian L. Wang, Anahita D. Jalilvand, Kelly R. Haisley, Kyle A. Perry
Summary: This retrospective cohort study evaluated 353 patients who underwent laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) for GERD between 2011 and 2017. The results showed that 16% of patients developed GERD-like symptoms after the surgery, and only 9% of these patients had recurrent pathologic acid reflux.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Surgery
David Nocca, Florence Galtier, Sulaiman Taleb, Marie-Christine Picot, Audrey Jaussent, Marta Silvestri, Patrick Lefebvre, Audrey de Jong, Thomas Gautier, Marcelo Loureiro, Marius Nedelcu
Summary: This study reports the preliminary results of a prospective trial on Nissen-sleeve surgery. The findings suggest that Nissen-sleeve is a safe surgical technique with an acceptable rate of early postoperative complications.
Review
Pediatrics
Aurore Haffreingue, Claire Dupont-Lucas, Nathan Dolet, Jean-Baptiste Marret, Thierry Petit, Julien Rod
Summary: This study aims to assess the quality of life (QoL) in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (LARS) and evaluate the impact of GERD symptoms on daily life and school. The study found that LARS significantly improved symptoms and their frequency in the short and medium term, as well as the QoL.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Apostolos Analatos, Bengt S. Hakanson, Christoph Ansorge, Mats Lindblad, Lars Lundell, Anders Thorell
Summary: The long-term findings of this randomized clinical trial indicate that both posterior partial fundoplication (PF) and total fundoplication (TF) are equally effective for controlling GERD and improving quality of life in the long term.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Donata Vaiciunaite, Sven E. E. Eriksson, Inanc S. S. Sarici, Ping Zheng, Ali H. H. Zaidi, Blair Jobe, Shahin Ayazi
Summary: Abnormal DeMeester score on pH monitoring is a well-established predictor of favorable outcome after antireflux surgery. Symptom association probability (SAP) is often used as an adjunct to DeMeester score during preoperative assessment. However, the utility of SAP in predicting outcomes after fundoplication is limited.
JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Surgery
Alberto Aiolfi, Giancarlo Micheletto, Jacopo Marin, Emanuele Rausa, Gianluca Bonitta, Davide Bona
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis shows that the current evidence for Sleeve-F is limited, with high postoperative gastric perforation and overall complication rates. Short-term weight loss and GERD resolution appear promising, but further studies are needed to explore long-term effects.