| Autor: |
Chiasson PM; Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 2Y9, Canada., Perey BJ, Veldhuyzen Van Zanten SJ |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Obesity surgery [Obes Surg] 1994 Nov; Vol. 4 (4), pp. 340-343. |
| DOI: |
10.1381/096089294765558304 |
| Abstrakt: |
The optimal management of patients with morbid obesity and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) remains an unresolved issue. We have performed a vertical banded gastroplasty combined with an anterior fundoplication (VBG + AF) in 28 selected morbidly obese patients with moderate or severe heartburn. The patients who underwent VBG +/- AF are compared to patients who had similar heartburn symptoms and underwent gastroplasty alone during this period. In the VBG + AF group there were two treatment failures (7%). In the gastroplasty group there were 63 patients with 15 treatment failures (24%). These differences were independent of demographic and weight loss variables. These results suggest that VBG +/- AF may provide a superior option for the management of morbidly obese patients with GERD. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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