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Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

open access: yesAnnals of Surgery, 1994
The authors laparoscopic approach for a Nissen fundoplication is presented.The technique has been undertaken in 155 patients over 29 months, with 137 patients having been observed for more than 3 months.Three hundred sixty degree fundoplication was undertaken using three or four sutures to secure the wrap.
Phlip C. Mitchell   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Patients' Experiences of Day Surgery: A Qualitative Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine how patients experience day surgery. Design Systematic review using Thomas and Harden's framework for synthesis and analysed through Ricoeur's theory of interpretation. Methods and Data Sources Systematic searches in MEDLINE, CINAHL and EMBASE (September 2023) identified qualitative studies focusing on patients' lived ...
Josephine Ransborg Sig   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An investigation of the progression from Barrett's esophagus to adenocarcinoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Barrett's esophagus is a metaplasia of the epithelium of the lower esophagus from a normal squamous appearance to a columnar appearance more typically found in the stomach. It is normally caused by prolonged gastric reflux. While Barrett's esophagus is
Palmese, Scott Joseph
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Additional Diagnostic Yield of Ambulatory 24‐h High Resolution Manometry With Impedance in Patients With Non‐Cardiac Chest Pain or Non‐Obstructive Dysphagia

open access: yesNeurogastroenterology &Motility, EarlyView.
Spastic and hypercontractile esophageal motor disorders can cause retrosternal pain and/or dysphagia but may be missed by short‐term high resolution manometry (HRM). 24‐h‐HRM detected considerable circadian variability of esophageal contractility and markedly increased the percentage of patients diagnosed with a major motor disorder.
Jutta Keller   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Of mind over...matter [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The distinct division of clinical symptoms into what is somatic and what is psychological in human sciences, has its roots in Cartesian thinking which may have been given a lopsided emphasis. This essay argues against this strict division, using examples
Felice, Arthur G.
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Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Measurement Post‐Pneumatic Dilation in Clinically Relevant Esophagogastric Junction Outlet Obstruction

open access: yesNeurogastroenterology &Motility, EarlyView.
In a retrospective cohort study of 29 EGJOO patients receiving PD, FLIP metrics and Eckardt score all improved after PD. In 6 patients requiring early repeat dilation for symptom recurrence, no difference in FLIP findings was identified. ABSTRACT Background Pneumatic dilation (PD) is an effective treatment for disorders of reduced esophageal opening ...
James D. Miller   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term outcome for achalasia in patients who underwent laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
doaj  

Clinical Outcome and Recurrence of Open versus Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in the Republic of Kazakhstan during 2010-2021 [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Surgical treatment of recurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) negatively affects patients’ quality of life (QoL). Determination of risk factors is essential when considering a surgical approach.
Bolatbek Baimakhanov   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-operative reflux esophagitis as a predictor of choice of restrictive operation in patients with metabolic syndrome.

open access: yesMedičnì 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Single-Site Nissen Fundoplication Versus Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication [PDF]

open access: yesJSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2014
Advances in minimally invasive surgery have led to the emergence of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS). The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of SILS Nissen fundoplication and compare its outcomes with traditional laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.This is a retrospective study of 33 patients who underwent Nissen ...
F. Paul Buckley   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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