Table 1.
Clinical and demographic data of the 4 patients who underwent the antireflux band mucosectomy procedure
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Pre-ARBM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Age/sex | Esophagitis (Y or N) | Esophagitis grade (A, B, C, D) | Hiatal hernia (Y or N) | Hiatal hernia size (cm) | DeMeester score | % Time pH < 4 |
| 1 | 58/M | N | NA | Y | <1 | 28 | 7.4 |
| 2 | 70/F | N | NA | N | 0 | 33 | 25 |
| 3 | 65/F | N | NA | N | 0 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | 48/M | Y | A | Y | 2 | 45 | 55 |
| Post-ARBM | |||||||
| Patient | Age/sex | Esophagitis (Y or N) | Esophagitis grade (A, B, C, D) | Hiatal hernia (Y or N) | Hiatal hernia size (cm) | DeMeester score | % Time pH < 4 |
| 1 | 58/M | N | NA | Y | <1 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| 2 | 70/F | N | NA | N | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | 65/F | N | NA | N | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | 48/M | Y | A | Y | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| ARBM procedure | |||||||
| Patient | Age/sex | Procedure technical success (Y or N) | Number of bands deployed | Procedure time (minutes) | Periprocedural AEs | Immediate AEs (0-24 hours) | Delayed AEs (24+ hours) |
| 1 | 58/M | Y | 4 | 6 | No | No | No |
| 2 | 70/F | Y | 6 | 12 | No | No | No |
| 3 | 65/F | Y | 6 | 14 | No | No | No |
| 4 | 48/M | Y | 6 | 15 | No | No | No |
AEs, Adverse events; ARBM, antireflux band mucosectomy; F, female; M, male; N, no; NA, not applicable; Y, yes.