Abstract
One hundred sixty-five patients with reflux peptic esophagitis have been treated by Nissen fundoplication. When compared with a group of 104 patients reported five years ago, the incidence of persistent or recurrent esophagitis remains approximately the same (10% versus 8%). This is consistent with the assumption that the Nissen procedure when initially successful tends to remain so and that late recurrence appears to be uncommon. The unpleasant postoperative sequela which we have termed the "gas-bloat syndrome" was noted in 1971 to be present in the early postoperative period in approximately one-half the patients. Late follow-up, however, averaging four years indicates a marked reduction in this disorder with either absence or clinical insignificance in 87% of patients. Nonetheless, moderate symptoms persist in 11% and severe symptoms requiring active treatment in 2%. Manometric study of the lower esophageal sphincter indicates nearly a three-fold increase in resting pressure following Nissen fundoplication (p less than .001). It is hoped that manometric study will provide a more reliable prognostic measure of sphincter restoration than the measurement of pH across the gastroesophageal junction.
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