Let the patient beware: The evolving truth about laparoscopic antireflux surgery

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-73

  Richter, Joel E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BILIARY COLIC; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIARRHEA; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEARTBURN; HERNIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; IRRITABLE COLON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MORBIDITY; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PH; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH PARESIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037248834     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01389-X     Document Type: Editorial

References (15)

1. Dallemagne B., Weerts J.M., Jehoes C., et al. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication preliminary report . Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1:1991;138-143.
2. Carlson M.A., Frantzides C.T. Complications and results of primary minimally invasive antireflux procedures a review of 10,735 reported cases . J Am Coll Surg. 193:2001;428-439.
3. Klaus A., Hinder R.A., DeVault K.R., Achem S.R. Bowel dysfunction after laparoscopic antireflux surgery incidence, severity, and clinical course . Am J Med. 114:2003;1-5.
4. Vakil N., Shaw M., Kirby R. Clinical effectiveness of laparoscopic fundoplication in a U.S. community. Am J Med. 114:2003;000-000.
5. Rantanen T.K., Salo J.A., Sipponen J.T. Fatal and life-threatening complications in antireflux surgery analysis of 5502 operations . Br J Surg. 86:1999;1573-1577.
6. Perdikis G., Hinder R.A., Lund R.J., et al. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication where do we stand? Surg Laparosc Endosc. 7:1997;17-21.
7. Malhi-Chowla N., Gorecki P., Bammer T., et al. Dilation after fundoplication timing, frequency, indications, and outcome . Gastrointest Endosc. 55:2002;219-223.
8. Wo J.M., Trus T.L., Richardson W.R., et al. Evaluation and management of post-fundoplication dysphagia. Am J Gastroenterol. 91:1996;2318-2322.
9. Rice T.W. Why antireflux surgery fails. Dig Dis. 18:2000;43-47.
10. Rydlberg L., Ruth M., Lundell L. Mechanism of action of antireflux procedures. Br J Surg. 86:1999;405-410.
11. Spechler S.J., Lee E., Ahnen D., et al. Long-term outcome of medical and surgical therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 285:2001;2331-2338.
12. Fernando H.C., Luketich J.D., Christie N.A., et al. Outcome of laparo-scopic Toupet compared to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. Surg Endosc. 16:2002;902-905.
13. Liu J.Y., Woloshin S., Laycock W.S., Schwartz L.M. Late outcome after laparoscopic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux. Arch Surg. 137:2002;397-401.
14. Lundell L., Miettinen P., Myrvold A.E., et al. Continued (5 year) follow-up of a randomized clinical study comparing antireflux surgery and omeprazole in gastroesophageal reflux disease. J Am Coll Surg. 192:2001;172-181.
15. Garnett W.R. Consideration for long-term use of proton pump inhibitors. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 55:1998;2268-2279.