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ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2018

Nationwide survey of partial fundoplication in Korea: comparison with total fundoplication.

Chang Min Lee, Joong-Min Park, Han Hong Lee, Kyong Hwa Jun, Sungsoo Kim, Kyung Won Seo, Sungsoo Park, Jong-Han Kim, Jin-Jo Kim, Sang-Uk Han and 1 more

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Article in Annals of surgical treatment and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Chang Min LeeDepartment of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Joong-Min ParkDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Han Hong LeeDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Kyong Hwa JunDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Sungsoo KimDepartment of Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
Kyung Won SeoDepartment of Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Sungsoo ParkDepartment of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jong-Han KimDepartment of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-8501
Jin-Jo KimDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Sang-Uk HanDepartment of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Korean Anti-Reflux Surgery (KARS) study group
Korea University · KRCatholic University of Korea · KRAjou University · KRChosun University · KRChung-Ang University · KRKosin University · KR

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Abstract

purposeLaparoscopic total fundoplication is the standard surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, partial fundoplication may be a viable alternative. Here, we conducted a nationwide survey of partial fundoplication in Korea.

methodsThe Korean Anti-Reflux Surgery study group recorded 32 cases of partial fundoplication at eight hospitals between September 2009 and January 2016. The surgical outcomes and postoperative adverse symptoms in these cases were evaluated and compared with 86 cases of total fundoplication.

resultsAnterior partial fundoplication was performed in 20 cases (62.5%) and posterior in 12 (37.5%). In most cases, partial fundoplication was a secondary procedure after operations for other conditions. Half of patients who underwent partial fundoplication had typical symptoms at the time of initial diagnosis, and most of them showed excellent (68.8%), good (25.0%), or fair (6.3%) symptom resolution at discharge. Compared to total fundoplication, partial fundoplication showed no difference in the resolution rate of typical and atypical symptoms. However, adverse symptoms such as dysphagia, difficult belching, gas bloating and flatulence were less common after partial fundoplication.

conclusionAlthough antireflux surgery is not popular in Korea and total fundoplication is the primary surgical choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease, partial fundoplication may be useful in certain conditions because it has less postoperative adverse symptoms but similar efficacy to total fundoplication.

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FundoplicationGastroesophageal refluxPartial fundoplication

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PMCPMC5976570
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