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Antireflux Surgery for Barrett's Esophagus: Where Do We Stand in Preventing Esophageal Adenocarcinoma?

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1556, Issue 1, February 2026.
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) often develops from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with Barrett's esophagus (BE) as its main precursor. While proton pump inhibitors manage GERD symptoms, their preventive role in EAC remains unclear. This review summarizes advances in diagnosing BE and evaluates anti‐reflux surgery for its potential to prevent ...
Dagmar Kollmann, Cansel Etyemez, Reza Asari, Gerd Jomrich, George Triadafilopoulos, Kenneth J. Vega, Bruno Zilberstein, Margaret J. Zhou, Qin Huang, Hiroshi Mashimo, Eun Ji Shin, John O. Clark, Sebastian F. Schoppmann   +12 more
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Nationwide Survey of the Surgical Treatment for Hiatal Hernia in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 10, Issue 1, Page 113-127, January 2026.
This nationwide study of 960 hiatal hernia surgeries in Japan found that patients with Type I hernia had distinct characteristics and more favorable surgical outcomes compared to Types II–IV. Postoperative dysphagia was significantly associated with Types II–IV, preoperative dysphagia, and esophageal strictures, highlighting the need for careful ...
Soji Ozawa, Nobuo Omura, Kazuo Koyanagi, Junya Oguma, Akihito Kazuno, Yuko Kitagawa, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yasushi Toh, Hisahiro Matsubara   +8 more
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Complicated diaphragmatic hernia post laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: a case report

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background The definition of gastroesophageal reflux disease is gastroesophageal reflux with associated symptoms or complications. Because parents or guardians perceive the disease’s symptoms differently, it is difficult to determine how common it is ...
Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Tayel, Karim Darwesh
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A Clinical Audit of Post-Operative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Nissen’s Fundoplication in a Single Center in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Annals of African Surgery
Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common benign condition with a population prevalence of 18–28%. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is increasingly being offered to patients with GERD in our setting; however, the outcomes remain ...
Cecilia Muvenyi Munguti, Bernard Ndung’u   +1 more
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Patients' Experiences of Day Surgery: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 1, Page 247-271, January 2026.
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, Charlotte Nielsen, Camilla Bille, Jørn Bo Thomsen, Jens Ahm Sørensen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antireflux Surgery in Korea: A Nationwide Study from 2011 to 2014

Gut and Liver, 2016
Background/AimsAlthough laparoscopic fundoplication is a well-established therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Western countries, the mainstay of GERD treatment in Korea is long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use.
Jun-Hyun Lee, Joong-Min Park, Sang-Uk Han, Jin-Jo Kim, Kyo Young Song, Seung Wan Ryu, Kyung Won Seo, Hyoung-Il Kim, Wook Kim, Korean Antireflux Surgery Study (KARS) Group   +9 more
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A Rare Case of Concurrent SNRPB Mutation and 22q11.2 Microduplication in a Child With Cerebro‐Costo‐Mandibular Syndrome

Case Reports in Genetics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
We present a unique case of an infant born with both a microduplication of 22q11.2 and SNRPB gene mutations suggestive of cerebro‐costo‐mandibular syndrome (CCMS). Microduplications of 22q11 are known to present with a variety of phenotypes ranging from asymptomatic to significant physical and mental health challenges. CCMS is a rare autosomal dominant
Elizabeth Slear, Claire Thompson, Virginia Ruas, Richa Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlation Between Preoperative Symptoms and Postoperative Patient Satisfaction after Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication [PDF]

Ain-Shams Journal of Surgery
Introduction: Management of Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) disease involves either use of medical therapyas proton pump inhibitors or anti-reflux surgery. Nissen fundoplication is considered the golden surgery of choicehowever studies about postoperative
Amira Elfeky, Ahmed Hawas, Mohamed Amar, Hatem Soltan   +3 more
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Bochdalek Hernia as a Discrepant Intraoperative Diagnosis in a Paraesophageal Hernia Surgery: A Surgical Case Report

Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Bochdalek hernia (BH) is a rare paediatric condition, but late diagnoses occur in adults. It occurs following incomplete posterolateral development of the diaphragm. Adult BH is asymptomatic in most cases, but it has the potential of being life‐threatening.
Walter Abila Akello, I. M. Karani, W. O. Sibuor, Amos Washika, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic management of chyle leak after Nissen fundoplication

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2012
A 41-year-old man presented with chylous ascites 6 weeks after a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. The chyle leak was successfully treated with laparoscopic ligation of the leaking duct at the right crus.
Gareth Powell, James R Ramus, Michael I Booth   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source