Late Outcomes After Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux

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1 April 2002

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery

Vol. 137 (4) , 397-401
https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.137.4.397

Abstract

SYMPTOMS attributable to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are extremely common: more than 25 million adults in the United States have daily heartburn.¹ Patients with GERD have 2 basic treatment options: medical therapy (usually lifelong) aimed at gastric acid reduction and surgery. Because it corrects the underlying defect in the lower esophageal sphincter, many believe that antireflux surgery can effectively "cure" GERD. With the development of a laparoscopic antireflux procedure, enthusiasm for surgical treatment has grown. From 1997 to 1999, there was a 34% increase in the number of antireflux surgical procedures to 34 800 annually in the United States.²^,3

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