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Anterior Drooling Versus Posterior Drooling: A Comparative Analysis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To examine the patient population of a tertiary Interdisciplinary Saliva Control Clinic, describe management pathways and identify patients suitable for primary care. Methods Retrospective single‐centre cohort study in a tertiary hospital reviewing patients referred to the Saliva Control Clinic over a 5‐year period.
Kaitlin Duell, Eric Levi, Will Alexander, David Chong, Monica S. Cooper   +4 more
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Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2011
Objective: A retrospective comparison between Nissen and Dor fundoplication after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia.Materials and Methods: From 1998 to 2004 a first group of 48 patients underwent Heller myotomy and Nissen fundoplication for ...
Antonello Cuttitta, Antonio Tancredi, Angelo Andriulli, rmelinda De Santo, Andrea Fontana, Fabio Pellegrini, Roberto Scaramuzzi, Gerardo Scaramuzzi   +7 more
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Efficacy and safety of fundoplication in treating gastroesophageal reflux-related chronic cough: A meta-analysis

Asian Journal of Surgery
Gastroesophageal reflux related chronic cough (GERC), is a common type of chronic cough. Drug treatment is the first choice. But some patients are tired of taking medicine everyday and some patients can not benefit from drugs.
Jiannan Liu, Zhiwei Hu, Yan Liang, Shurui Tian, Jimin Wu   +4 more
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Paraesophageal Hernia as a Cause of Chronic Asymptomatic Anemia in a 6 Years Old Boy; Case Report and Review of the Literature

Acta Medica, 2017
Esophageal hiatal hernia is defined as the prolapse of one or more intra-abdominal organs through the esophageal hiatus. Four types are identified: type Ι or sliding hiatal hernia, type II or paraesophageal hernia (PEH), type III or mixed hernia and type
Dimitrios Patoulias, Maria Kalogirou, Thomas Feidantsis, Ignatios Kallergis, Ioannis Patoulias   +4 more
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Esophageal pH profile following laparoscopic total fundoplication compared to anterior fundoplication

, 2008
The original publication can be found at www.springerlink.comIn Barrett’s esophagus, total abolition of reflux may give maximum protection against the development of malignancy.
Jamieson, G., Myers, J., Wong, A.
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Long-term outcome for achalasia in patients who underwent laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication

Journal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences, 2023
Introduction: Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder that can require surgical intervention in some cases. This retrospective cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the clinical symptoms of patients with advanced achalasia who underwent ...
Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi, Mohammad Sadegh Esmaeili Delshad, Afshin Shafaghi, Manouchehr Aghajanzadeh   +3 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of High‐Resolution Manometry for Assessing Fundoplication Integrity: Validation of the Padova Classification

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 38, Issue 10, October 2026.
The Padova Classification accurately characterized fundoplication function on high‐resolution manometry in 373 patients, showing high sensitivity (88.8%–100%) and specificity (96.9%–97.4%) against a composite reference standard, reliably distinguishing functioning, ineffective, and obstructive fundoplication phenotypes.
Arianna Vittori, Giovanni Capovilla, Matteo Santangelo, Rena Yadlapati, C. Prakash Gyawali, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, Luca Provenzano, Francesca Forattini, Matteo Pittacolo, Irene Sole Zuin, Giulia Nezi, Loredana Nicoletti, Michele Valmasoni, Renato Salvador   +13 more
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Salvage Options for Fundoplication Failure

, 2019
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects millions of people worldwide. Many patients with medically refractory symptoms ultimately undergo antireflux surgery, most often with a laparoscopic fundoplication.
Nasser, Hassan, Gould, Jon C, Munie, Semeret   +2 more
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Post-operative reflux esophagitis as a predictor of choice of restrictive operation in patients with metabolic syndrome.

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2020
The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of the retrospective results of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), laparoscopic gastroplication (LGP) and laparoscopic fundogastroplication (LFGP) (simultaneous performance of ...
S. I. Savoliuk, V. M. Lysenko, M. Y. Krestianov, D. S. Zavertylenko, Y. K. Krugliak   +4 more
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Pulmonary Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection Associated With Achalasia Treated With Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Alone: A Case Report

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
We report a rare case of pulmonary M. fortuitum infection associated with achalasia that improved following treatment of achalasia alone. ABSTRACT Pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum is uncommon and often occurs in patients with underlying conditions such as achalasia.
Hidetaka Masuda, Ryo Torii, Kei Yamasaki, Tatsuya Shingu, Ryosuke Hata, Kazuhiro Yatera   +5 more
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