Open AccessBalloon up or balloon away? Examining the management of postoperative dysphagia following fundoplication
Author(s) -
John Damianos,
Marianna Papademetriou,
John E. Pandolfino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
@gijournal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2768-1564
DOI - 10.52697/gijournal.v1i1.13
Subject(s) - dysphagia , medicine , reflux , balloon dilation , balloon , gerd , surgery , refractory (planetary science) , randomized controlled trial , general surgery , disease , physics , astrobiology
Dysphagia following laparoscopic fundoplication for medically refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common. In patients without an anatomic defect, it has been hypothesized that the ant reflux wrap may be too tight. Therefore, pneumatic dilation may help relieve the obstruction. While retrospective data support this hypothesis, prospective data are lacking. We summarize the @GIJournal discussion held on February 17, 2021, during which the article by Schuitenmaker et al. “Pneumatic dilation for persistent dysphagia after ant reflux surgery, a multicentre single-blind randomized sham-controlled clinical trial” was critically reviewed by our expert Dr. John Pandolfino (JP), and moderated by Dr. Marianna Papademetriou (MP).