Table 3:
Long-Term Post-Operative Physiologic Outcomes at Mean 55 Months Follow-Up
| IRP (mmHg) | DI (mm2/mmHg) | TBE Column Height at 5 minutes (cm) | Esophagitis on EGD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Pre | Post | n | Pre | Post | n | Pre | Post | n | Yes | No | % | |
| All Subtypes | 41 | 33±15 | 11±4* | 26 | 1±1 | 5±2* | 18 | 13±8 | 3±3** | 45 | 15 | 30 | 33% |
| Type I | 9 | 33±17 | 10±3** | 6 | 1±1 | 4±2* | 3 | 3±3 | 2±2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46% |
| Type II | 24 | 34±14 | 12±5** | 17 | 1±1 | 5±2** | 14 | 15±7 | 3±3** | 27 | 8 | 19 | 30% |
| Type III | 2 | 51±5 | 10 ±2* | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| EGJOO/Other | 6 | 23±15 | 10±2 | 3 | 1±1 | 5±1** | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
IRP – Integrated Relaxation Pressure DI – Distensibility Index TBE – Timed Barium Esophagram Pre – Pre-operative EGJOO – Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction EGD – Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Post – Post-Operative
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