Endoscopic (endoluminal) treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease

New endoscopic (endoluminal) methods have been developed recently for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The options are endoluminal gastroplasty, delivery of radiofrequency to the lower oesophagus reducing transient relaxation of the lower sphincter, or implantation of polymer in the lower oesophagus. The respective results of these procedures are detailed and discussed. The lack of long term follow-up and the number of procedures do not allow to validate the endoluminal procedures which remain in the field of clinical research. When the medical treatment fails or in case of complication, the glod standard is still the laparoscopic fundoplication. But it is possible in the future that one or more endoluminal techniques could change the management of reflux disease.     

Renoduodenal fistula. A case report

The fistula between kidney and duodenum is rare. It occurs mostly in case of pyonephrotic kidney. The authors report one case of renoduodenal fistula, discovered peroperatively in 41 years old man who underwent a subcapsular nephrectomy for right pyonephrosis upon pelvic lithiasis. Through a review of literature, the authors discuss diagnostic aspects of this complication.     

腹腔镜Roux-en-Y改道术治疗胃食管术后顽固性胃食管反流的初步经验

目的:探讨腹腔镜Roux-en-Y改道术治疗治疗胃食管术后顽固性胃食管反流及其呼吸道症状的方法与疗效.方法:分析腹腔镜Roux-en-Y空肠改道术治疗5例此类患者的手术史、临床表现、Roux-en-Y改道方法和随访12～22个月的疗效.结果:所有的患者均行40 cm空肠的Roux-en-Y改道术,无手术死亡和术后并发症.4例患者反流症状和呼吸道症状消失,1例患者症状明显改善,所有患者均停用抗反流药物.结论:腹腔镜Roux-en-Y空肠改道术可有效控制食管切除或胃大部切除手术后的顽固性反流及由其引起的消化和呼吸道症状.     

Duodenogastric reflux and reflux esophagitis

Twenty-seven patients with gastroesophageal reflux were prospectively investigated to define the role of duodenogastric reflux in the development of reflux esophagitis. Duodenogastric reflux was detected and quantified by pH monitoring of the gastric environment 5 cm distal to the distal esophageal sphincter. Alkaline duodenogastric reflux was identified by the occurrence of spontaneous, intense gastric alkalinization during fasting periods. Patients with reflux with esophagitis were distinguished from those without esophagitis by having fewer of these episodes and, consequently, more acid stomachs than had patients without esophagitis. As previously shown, refluxers with esophagitis also had more frequent acid gastroesophageal reflux and prolonged gastric emptying. These findings suggest that refluxers with esophagitis have a functional gastropyloric disturbance resulting in delayed gastric emptying, decreased frequency of alkaline duodenogastric reflux episodes, and more frequent acid gastroesophageal reflux than do refluxers without esophagitis.     

胃食管反流病的腹腔镜外科治疗

目的:探讨腹腔镜手术治疗胃食管反流病的临床效果.方法:回顾性分析2008年1月—2011年9月对33例胃食管反流病患者行腹腔镜食管裂孔疝修补和胃底折叠术的临床资料.腹腔镜单纯胃底折叠术5例(Toupet式),腹腔镜食管裂孔疝修补加胃底折叠术25例(Nissen式3例,Toupet式22例),腹腔镜单纯食管裂孔疝修补术3例.结果:全组患者手术均获成功,手术时间90～185 min.术后平均住院6d.无中转开腹及死亡病例,无术后严重并发症.术后随访1～24个月,32例临床症状完全消失,1例明显好转.结论:对于胃食管反流性疾病,腹腔镜食管裂孔疝修补和胃底折叠术是一种微创、安全、有效的治疗方法.     

Non operative treatment for perforated peptic ulcer: results of a prospective study

BACKGROUND: The conservative management of perforated peptic ulcer has not gained widespread acceptance despite introduction of proton-pomp inhibitors because surgical procedures can achieve immediate closure by eventually using a laparoscopic approach. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the results of Taylor's method and to identify predictive factors of failure of medical treatment in patients presenting with perforated peptic ulcer. METHOD: Between 1990 and 2000, 82 consecutive patients, with diagnosis of perforated peptic ulcer were prospectively included in this study. They were initially treated with non-operative procedure (nasogastric suction and intravenous administration of H2-blockers or proton-pomp inhibitors). No clinical improvement after 24 hours required a surgical treatment. Predictive factors of failure of non-operative treatment were tested in univariate or multivariate analysis. RESULTS: Clinical improvement was obtained with non-operative treatment in 54% of the patients (44/82). The overall mortality rate was 1%. In univariate analysis, significant predictive factors of failure of non-operative treatment were: size of pneumoperitoneum, heart beat >94 bpm, abdominal meteorism, pain at digital rectal exam, and age >59 years. In multivariate analysis, the significant factors were the size of pneumoperitoneum, heart beat, and abdominal meteorism. The association of these criteria: size of pneumoperitoneum >size of the first lumbar vertebra, heart beat >94 bpm, pain at digital rectal exam and age > 59 years , led to surgical treatment in all cases. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that more than 50% of patients with perforated peptic ulcer respond to conservative treatment without surgery and that the association of few criteria (size of pneumoperitoneum, heart beat, pain at digital rectal exam and age) require emergency surgery.     

Duodenogastric reflux after choledochoduodenostomy

Duodenogastric reflux (DGR) has been implicated in several disease processes. The present study was carried out to document the incidence and evaluate the clinical significance of DGR after choledochoduodenostomy (CDD). A total of 13 patients who had undergone cholecystectomy with a standard side-to-side CDD for choledocholithiasis or chronic pancreatitis were studied by symptom evaluation, scintigraphy, endoscopy, and gastric mucosal histology at least 6 months after surgery. The scintigraphic findings were then compared with those of 10 patients who had undergone cholecystectomy alone. Only two patients (15%) had mild dyspeptic symptoms. The incidence of DGR after CDD was 69% compared to 20% in the cholecystectomy alone group (P < 0.05). In the majority of patients the DGR was only mild to moderate and the severity correlated well with the degree of endoscopic gastritis, but not with the clinical symptoms or histological findings. These results indicate that while CDD is associated with a high incidence of DGR, its occurrence does not produce significant clinical symptoms.     

以呼吸道症状为主的胃食管反流病的诊治

目的：探讨胃食管反流病（GERD）引起的呼吸道症状的区域性特征及胃底折叠术联合高选择性迷走神经切断术的疗效。方法：回顾性分析2011年5月—2012年7月收治15例来自内蒙古包头市双龙镇GERD患者的临床资料。结果：15例GERD患者中,男8例,女7例,平均年龄（50.00±6.88）岁,大部分以呼吸道症状为主。患者均在腹腔镜下行胃底折叠术联合高选择性迷走神经切断术,平均手术时间65 min,无明显手术并发症。平均随访（11.4±2.7）个月,患者呼吸道及其他症状均明显好转。结论：GERD所致呼吸道症状与患者所在地区的气候、生活、饮食习惯有关。腹腔镜下胃底折叠术联合高选择性迷走神经切断术治疗呼吸道症状为主的GERD疗效良好。     

腹腔镜手术治疗胃食管反流病和贲门失弛缓症

目的:探索三种腹腔镜胃底折叠术治疗胃食管反流病及Heller肌切开术治疗贲门失弛缓症的安全性与可行性。方法:1995年12月至2004年9月,经腹腔镜手术治疗了胃食管反流病人45例和贲门失弛缓病人5例。术前常规行胃镜与上消化道钡餐检查者50例,加行食管测酸、测压检查者39例。腹腔镜单纯胃底折叠术10例(Nissen式1例,Toupet式9例);腹腔镜食管裂孔疝修补加胃底折叠术35例(Nissen式11例,Toupet式24例)。Heller肌切开术加Dor胃底折叠术5例。结果:全组病人的平均手术时间为120(60～360)min,术中平均出血量15(10～100)ml,术后日平均引流量20(10～100)ml,平均住院7(5～12)d。其中前10例使用电刀者平均用时210(180～360)min,中转开腹1例;后40例使用超声刀者平均用时100(60～180)min。术中脾被膜划破出血2例,12例Nissen式胃底折叠术后有1例出现吞咽困难,1月后缓解。42例获随访的病人中40例不再需要服药。其中5例Heller肌切开术Dor胃底折叠术病人术后第2天即可顺畅进食,且无反流。结论:与传统的经胸或经腹手术相比,腹腔镜抗反流手术治疗胃食管反流病和Heller肌切开贲门失弛缓症的病人具有心肺干扰小、麻醉难度低、创伤小、痛苦轻、并发症少、住院时间短、康复快、疗效好等突出优点。经过不断改进手术设计和加强训练可使?     

Management of the obese patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are common chronic illnesses. They often coexist and need to be treated concomitantly. Fundoplication may be effective for the short-term control of GERD in the obese patient; however, this procedure does not induce weight loss or treat the comorbid conditions related to obesity. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a highly effective treatment of GERD, obesity, and the associated comorbidities. Surgeons who are not comfortable with a bariatric surgical procedure in these patients should either complete appropriate advanced training in bariatric surgery or refer those patients to a qualified surgeon who can offer these options.     

Anatomic variants of the biliary tree with MR Cholangiography: feasibility and surgical applications

PURPOSE: To assess the usefulness of MR Cholangiography for evaluation of anatomic variants of the biliary tree before biliary surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study group consisted of 45 consecutive patients (29 males, 16 females; mean age 57 years), who were referred for MR evaluation of malignant (n=26) and benign (n=19) cholangiopancreatic diseases. MR Cholangiography studies were independently reviewed by two radiologists. RESULTS: Anatomic variants of the biliary tree were observed in 9 patients (20%); 6 variants involved the biliary confluence and 4 the cystic duct (one patient had both). Anatomic variants involved principally the right posterior duct: 1 (2,2%) drainage of right posterior duct into left hepatic duct; 2 (4,4%) triple confluence of right posterior duct, right anterior duct, and left hepatic duct, and 3 (6,6%) aberrant drainage of right posterior duct into common hepatic duct. Observed cystic duct anomalies included: 2 (7,44%) low insertion of the cystic duct into the common hepatic duct and 3 (11,1%) medial insertion of the cystic duct into the common hepatic duct. CONCLUSION: MR Cholangiography accurately shows anatomic variants of the biliary tree. Noninvasive preoperative evaluation of the biliary anatomy may be important for the detection of anatomic variants that may increase the complexity of hepatic surgical procedures and biliary interventions.     

Laparoscopic vs open approach for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in children

Background: The laparoscopic approach has become increasingly popular for fundoplication over the last few years; however many surgeons are skeptical about its real advantages. Methods: We conducted a prospective comparative study of children operated on for gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Exclusion criteria included age <1 YEAR AND >14 years, previous surgery on the esophagus or stomach, and neurologic impairment. We compared two groups of patients who met the same inclusion/exclusion criteria. One group was treated via a laparotomic approach between January 1993 and December 1997; the other was treated via a laparoscopic approach between September 1998 and December 2000. A 360° wrap was performed in each group. Results: Group 1 (laparotomic approach) included 17 patients; mean operative time was 100 min and postoperative time was 7 days. Group 2 comprised 49 children operated on via a laparoscopic approach; mean operative time was 78 min and postoperative time was 48 hours. No major complications were encountered in either group. In postoperative period, two patients in group 1 had complications. One had a prolonged bout of gastroplegia, which required nasogastric drainage, and then recovered spontaneously after 20 days; the other had stenosis of the wrap, which required dilation. No relapses occurred during a follow-up of 6 months. Long-term follow-up data are not presented. Comparative analysis of the short-term functional results indicated that there were no differences between the two groups. Conclusion: This study confirms that the minimally invasive approach is safe and effective for the treatment of primary gastroesophageal reflux disease in children.     

Imaging strategies for vesicoureteral reflux diagnosis

The prevalence of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), although reported to be low in the general population, is high in children with urinary tract infection (UTI), first degree relatives of patients with known VUR and children with antenatal hydronephrosis. In addition, it has been shown that VUR and UTIs are associated with renal scarring, predisposing to serious long-term complications, i.e., hypertension, chronic renal insufficiency and complications of pregnancy. Therefore, diagnostic imaging for the detection of VUR in the high-risk groups of children has been a standard practice. However, none of these associations has been validated with controlled studies, and recently the value of identifying VUR after a symptomatic UTI has been questioned. In addition, several studies have shown that renal damage may occur in the absence of VUR. On the other hand, some patients, mainly males, may have primary renal damage, associated with high-grade VUR, without UTI. Recently, increasing skepticism has been noted concerning how and for whom it is important to investigate for VUR. It has been suggested that the absence of renal lesions after the first UTI in children may rule out VUR of clinical significance and reinforces the redundancy of invasive diagnostic techniques. Therefore, the priority of imaging strategies should focus on early identification of renal lesions to prevent further deterioration.     

腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术治疗胃食管反流病

目的 探讨腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术治疗胃食管反流病的效果.方法 对近2年来收治的109例胃食管反流病实施腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术患者的临床资料进行回顾性分析.结果 108例成功完成手术.1例因难以控制的脾上极胃短血管出血而中转开腹.手术用时30-245(平均68.1)min,术中出血5～450(平均30.0)mL;术后住院天数2～8(平均4.2)天.术后102例获3～27个月的随访,7例失访.随访患者中99例(97.1%)反酸、烧心等消化道症状基本消失,2例(2.0%)明显缓解,1例(0.9%)无效.术后2例出现较严重的吞咽困难,1例严重上腹胀气,2例腹泻,1例出现术后食管裂孔疝.结论 腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术是治疗胃食管反流病的一种微创、安全、有效的治疗方法.     

腹腔镜抗反流手术对胃食管反流病主观症状的影响因素分析

目的分析腹腔镜胃底折叠术和食管裂孔疝修补术治疗胃食管反流病（GERD）主观症状改善的因素分析。 方法回顾分析2011年1月至2019年12月于上海长征医院甲乳疝外科接受腹腔镜下抗反流手术92例患者的临床资料。胃底折叠术包括Nissen患者54例和Toupet患者38例。随访108个月,所有患者均通过电话随访,内容包括反流症状（反酸、胃灼热）的改善,术后并发症、满意度等。并以反流和胃灼热症状的复发作为评判抗反流术后疗效的标准。通过χ²检验单因素分析和Logistic回归多因素分析,分析了性别、年龄（60岁为界）、质子泵抑制剂（PPI）使用时间（30和60个月为界）、PPI反应性（良好/不佳）、裂孔疝复发、手术方式（Nissen/Toupet）以及是否应用补片等因素对于GERD相关症状的影响。 结果所有手术均顺利完成,末次随访时共有11例出现反流复发和21例胃灼热复发,其中12例患者自觉食管炎症状（反流、胃灼热）无缓解,手术总满意率为81.52%。末次随访时共有16例存在不同程度的吞咽困难,Niseen组10例,Toupet组6例。反流复发的单因素分析结果表明性别、年龄、手术方式、术前PPI使用时间以及PPI反应性与反流复发无相关性（P>0.05）,裂孔疝复发和是否应用补片是术后反流复发的影响因素（P<0.05）,多因素分析提示裂孔疝复发是术后反流复发的独立影响因素。胃灼热复发的单因素分析结果表明性别、年龄、手术方式、术前PPI使用时间以及应用补片与胃灼热复发无相关性（P>0.05）,但PPI反应性和裂孔疝复发是术后胃灼热复发的影响因素（P<0.05）,多因素分析表明PPI反应性是术后胃灼热复发的独立影响因素。 结论腹腔镜抗反流手术（胃底折叠术和食管裂孔疝修补术）治疗GERD是安全有效的,对于术前PPI反应性较差的患者,手术指征应更加慎重。     

A case of urachal remnant and review of the literature

Urachal remnants are not exceptional and are symptomatics if complicated. Ultrasound and CT scan identify most diseases entities originating from urachal remnant. Treatment consists on total exeresis because there is a risk of malignant degeneration. The authors report a case of urachal remnant and analysis the anatomopathologic, diagnosis and therapeutic features of urachal remnants in a review of the literature.     

The prevalence of sexual behavior disorders in patients with treated and untreated gastroesophageal reflux disease

Background Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic disease. Sexual behavior is often altered in chronic illness. The aim of this study was to evaluate sexual behavior in patients affected with GERD before and after medical or surgical treatment in comparison to healthy controls (HC). Methods Upper GI endoscopy and 24-h ambulatory pH testing were performed to confirm GERD in symptomatic patients. GERD patients completed an anonymous questionnaire on sexual life before and after medical or surgical treatment. Results Compared with HC, untreated patients with GERD showed more frequent difficulty in attaining orgasm and painful intercourse. GERD patients after surgical treatment had significantly more difficulty in attaining orgasm, while after continuous medical treatment GERD patients compared with HC had significantly more difficulty in attaining orgasm, higher painful intercourse, lower sexual desire, and perceived more frequently that the partner was unhelpful. When compared with untreated conditions, GERD patients after surgical treatment had a significant improvement in attaining orgasm and in painful intercourse but a significant decrease in sexual desire, a lower satisfaction with their sexual life, and a higher prevalence of an unhelpful partner, whereas GERD patients after medical treatment had a decrease in all indices of sexual behavior. Conclusion Untreated GERD is associated with disorders in sexual behavior. Compared with HC, only the surgical group partially improved after treatment.