Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is caused by chronic reflux of stomach contents through esophagus. There are many options for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease such as lifestyle modifications, medications, and surgery. The optimal surgical treatment for chronic severe gastroesophageal reflux disease is Nissen fundoplication . This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life following a learning period of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication by assessing long-term outco
BACKGROUND: We sought to characterize the changes in EGJ distensibility at various intervals during Heller Myotomy with Dor fundoplication for the treatment of Achalasia. Intraoperative measurements were correlated with postoperative outcomes. Achalasia is a relatively rare esophageal motility disorder characterized by impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter, poor bolus clearance with swallowing and decreased distensibility in untreated patients.
METHODS AND PROCEDURES: This stud
INTRODUCTION: Acute on chronic gastric volvulus is a life threatening condition potentially associated with a high mortality rate. Because of the vague nature of presenting symptoms, this disease can be easily confused with a medical condition and surgical evaluation is often delayed. We are presenting our clinical series of nine patients diagnosed and treated at our institution.
METHODS: Nine patients presenting with acute on chronic gastric volvulus underwent surgical intervention at our inst
Background
Recently, the safety of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) with lymph node dissection for early stage gastric cancer is considered to be equal with open distal gastrectomy (ODG). But in the elderly, patient only, the safety of LADG compared with ODG has not been established yet. To evaluate short term surgical safety, the outcome and the postoperative course of LADG was compared with that of ODG only in the elderly.
Methods
During 2000- 2013, 70 patients with Stage I ga
Objective: To compare the safety and minimally invasive effect of totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (TLDG) and laparoscopic assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for gastric cancer by meta-analysis.
Methods: The literature databases before September 2014 were extensively searched to retrieve the comparative studies of TLDG and LADG with a relevance of study goal. The data of operation time, blood loss, time to flatus, time to first oral intake, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative morb