ArticleWorld journal of surgery2020
Ineffective Esophageal Motility in Patients with GERD is no Contraindication for Nissen Fundoplication.
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- Long-term Prognosis and Prognostic Factors in Ineffective Esophageal Motility.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Article
- A practical approach to ineffective esophageal motility.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2024Review
- Additional fundophrenicopexia, after Nissen fundoplication, reduces postoperative dysphagia and re-operation rate in the long-term follow up.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Partial Fundoplication is Effective Treatment for Female Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Scleroderma: A Multicenter Comparative Cohort Study.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic Fundoplication Is Effective Treatment for Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Absent Esophageal Contractility.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2021Article
- Patients with ineffective esophageal motility benefit from laparoscopic antireflux surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Current Advancement on the Dynamic Mechanism of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.International journal of biological sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with preoperative ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) are thought to be at increased risk for postoperative dysphagia leading to the recommendations for tailoring or avoiding anti-reflux surgery in these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate if IEM has an influence on postoperative outcome after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF).
methodsSeventy-two consecutive patients with IEM underwent LNF and were case-matched with 72 patients without IEM based on sex, age, BMI, HH size, total pH percentage time, total number of reflux episodes and the presence of BE. Standardized interview assessing postoperative gastrointestinal symptoms, proton pump inhibitor intake, GERD-health-related-quality-of-life (GERD-HRQL), alimentary satisfaction and patients' overall satisfaction was evaluated.
resultsAlthough a higher rate of preoperative dysphagia was observed in patients with IEM (29% IEM vs. 11% no IEM, p = 0.007), there was no significant difference in rates of dysphagia postoperatively (2 IEM vs. 1 no IEM, p = 0.559). Furthermore, no distinction was found in the postoperative outcome regarding symptom relief, quality of life, gas bloating syndrome, ability to belch and/or vomit or revision surgery between the two groups.
conclusionAlthough preoperative IEM has an influence on GERD presentation, it has no effect on postoperative outcome after LNF. IEM should not be a cause for avoiding LNF, as is has been shown as the most effective and safe anti-reflux treatment.
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