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ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2017

Fundoplication for laryngopharyngeal reflux despite preoperative dysphagia.

G L Falk, H Van der Wall, L Burton, M G Falk, H O'Donnell, S J Vivian

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Article in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

G L FalkSydney Heartburn Clinic , Lindfield , Australia.
H Van der WallConcord Nuclear Imaging , Sydney , Australia.
L BurtonConcord Nuclear Imaging , Sydney , Australia.
M G FalkSydney Heartburn Clinic , Lindfield , Australia.
H O'DonnellSydney Heartburn Clinic , Lindfield , Australia.
S J VivianSydney Heartburn Clinic , Lindfield , Australia.
Concord Repatriation General Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

INTRODUCTION Fundoplication for laryngopharyngeal disease with oesophageal dysmotility has led to mixed outcomes. In the presence of preoperative dysphagia and oesophageal dysmotility, this procedure has engendered concern in certain regards. METHODS This paper describes a consecutive series of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) patients with a high frequency of dysmotility. Patients were selected for surgery with 24-hour dual channel pH monitoring, oesophageal manometry and standardised reflux scintigraphy. RESULTS Following careful patient selection, 33 patients underwent fundoplication by laparoscopy. Surgery had high efficacy in symptom control and there was no adverse dysphagia. CONCLUSIONS Evidence of proximal reflux can select a group of patients for good results of fundoplication for atypical symptoms.

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FundoplicationPatient SelectionAdultAgedCohort StudiesDeglutition DisordersEsophageal pH MonitoringFemaleHumansLaparoscopyLaryngopharyngeal RefluxMaleManometryMiddle AgedRadionuclide ImagingRetrospective StudiesCoughDysphagiaFundoplicationLaryngopharyngeal refluxReflux scintigraphy

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PMID28252352
PMCPMC5450280
OpenAlexW2588349610

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