Open AccessIs oesophageal manometry a must before laparoscopic fundoplication? Analysis of 46 consecutive patients treated without preoperative manometry
Author(s) -
Anish P. Nagpal,
Harshad Soni,
Sanjiv Haribhakti
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.68581
Subject(s) - medicine , gerd , dysphagia , heartburn , asymptomatic , nissen fundoplication , reflux , surgery , regurgitation (circulation) , endoscopy , hiatal hernia , hernia , disease
To evaluate retrospectively the outcome of laparoscopic fundoplication in a cohort of patients with typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).