腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术治疗胃食管反流病安全性的Meta分析

目的评价腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术（LNF）治疗胃食管反流病（GERD）的安全性。方法计算机检索MEDLINE、EMBASE、PubMed、CBM、CNKI及Cochrane图书馆;手工检索有关中文杂志。纳入LNF与传统开腹Nissen底折叠术（ONF）治疗GERD的前瞻性随机对照试验（RCT）,用RevMan4．2．2软件进行统计分析。结果共纳入6个RCT,包括442例患者,无一例术后死亡病例,Meta分析结果显示,LNF与ONF相比手术并发症发生率低,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论与ONF相比LNF治疗GERD有更高的手术安全性,尚有待进一步开展大样本高质量的RCT予以证实。     

腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术治疗胃食管返流病的长期效果

目的:评价腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术(laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication,LNF)治疗胃食管返流病的长期效果。方法:从MEDLINE、EMBASE、中国生物医学数据库(CBM)及Cochrane试验注册中心检索纳入了1991年到2007年10月发表的LNF治疗返流性食管炎的随机对照实验,并对纳入研究的方法学质量(随机方法、分配隐藏、盲法)进行评价,最后用Rev-Man4.2.9软件进行分析。结果:纳入4个随机对照实验(RCT),包括440例患者,纳入随访研究共387例。术后主观结果如满意度[OR0.5095%CI(0.25,1.00)]、术后抑酸药物的使用[OR0.4595%CI(0.08,2.53)]、返酸和烧心症状差异无统计学意义,吞咽困难LNF发生率高于传统胃底折叠术(conventional Nissen fundoplicationm,CNF)[OR4.1695%CI(1.51,11.50)]。客观结果如再手术率[OR1.7795%CI0.78,4.72)]、食管测压和24h pH检测两组间差异无统计学意义。结论:本研究中LNF治疗胃食管返流病的长期效果和传统胃底折叠术差异无统计学意义,但LNF术后吞咽困难发生率可能较高。     

腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠联合His角重建术治疗胃食管反流病的短期疗效

目的探讨腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术联合His角重建治疗胃食管反流病（GERD）的效果。 方法回顾性分析2018年10月至2021年2月于首都医科大学宣武医院普通外科接受Nissen胃底折叠（360°）+His角重建术和单纯Nissen胃底折叠术GERD患者的临床资料，观察比较两种术式抗反流效果的差异、患者对手术治疗满意度等情况。 结果本研究共纳入GERD患者98例，其中Nissen+His角重建组为52例，Nissen组为46例。术后6个月时，2组患者GERD相关症状（食管症状：反流、胃灼热、胸背痛及剑突下顶胀感。食管外症状：咳嗽、喘息、咽部异物感）评分均显著低于治疗前（P<0.05）。术后症状评分中，Nissen+His角重建组反流、胃灼热症状评分低于Nissen组，差异有统计学意义（反流：Z=－2.466，P=0.014；胃灼热：Z=－2.674，P=0.007）；2组其他症状评分差异均无统计学意义（P>0.05）。2组术后功能性并发症（包括吞咽困难、腹胀、难以嗳气、排气增多及慢性腹部疼痛）发生率相似，经保守治疗均获得明显缓解。Nissen+His角重建组患者对手术治疗满意度为94.2%（49/52），Nissen组患者满意度为91.3%（42/46），2组患者手术满意度差异无统计学意义（P=0.866）。 结论Nissen胃底折叠+His角重建术与Nissen胃底折叠术均有较好的抗反流疗效，手术并发症少、轻微，患者满意度高。与Nissen组相比，Nissen+His角重建组控制反流、胃灼热症状更佳，该结果需要前瞻性、大样本、长期随访结果予以证实。     

腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术治疗老年重度胃食管反流病的长期疗效观察

目的通过对老年重度胃食管反流病(gasroesophageal reflux disease,GERD)患者行腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术(laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication,LNF)的长期随访结果和对照组对比分析,评价该方法远期的安全性和有效性。 方法回顾分析自2005年1月至2011年1月因重度GERD行LNF治疗的老年患者21例,与同期对照组44例对比,分析两组患者的远期治疗效果。 结果两组患者均成功行LNF治疗,术后早期症状均获得缓解,手术时间和术后短期并发症两组比较无明显差异,术后胃镜见食管炎症状均较术前有所好转。术后平均随访7.4年,两组复发率比较无统计学差异,老年组远期吞咽困难发生率高于对照组。 结论LNF治疗老年重度GERD安全、有效,但远期吞咽困难发生率较高于对照组。     

腹腔镜Nissen与Toupet胃底折叠术治疗胃食管反流性疾病的临床分析

目的 比较腹腔镜Nissen与Toupet胃底折叠术治疗胃食管反流性疾病（GERD）的优缺点及其适应证。方法 回顾分析2001年6月至2005年12月腹腔镜胃底折叠术后GERD的83例临床资料。其中65例行腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术，18例行腹腔镜Toupet胃底折叠术。结果 两组均无中转开腹及死亡病例。术后两组症状均完全消失。平均随访2．6年，Nissen组未出现症状复发，Toupet组2例病人症状复发，需服抑酸药物控制。术后4个月复查食道测压和酸反流的指标两组均在正常范围内。Nissen组食道炎症的治愈率为84．6％，Toupet组为66．7％。术后4d，Nissen组吞咽困难、腹胀的发生率明显高于Toupet组（分别为27．7％和16.7％）；术后1年，两组之间的差别明显减小（分别为1．5％和0）。结论 Toupet胃底折叠术后短期内吞咽困难的发生率明显低于Nissen胃底折叠术，但随着术后恢复时间的延长，两者间差异明显减小。对中重度GERD应首选腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术，对高龄，术前检查提示食管蠕动功能明显减弱的病人，可考虑行腹腔镜Toupet胃底折叠术。     

短松Nissen胃底折叠术和Toupet胃底折叠术治疗胃食管反流病合并重度食管炎的对比研究

目的比较短松Nissen和Toupet胃底折叠术治疗胃食管反流病(gastroesophageal reflux disease,GERD)合并重度食管炎的疗效。方法 GERD合并重度食管炎病人80例,随机分为短松Nissen胃底折叠术组40例,Toupet胃底折叠术组40例,评价和比较术前及术后两组病人的GERD症状评分、食管炎分级、抗反流用药、手术满意度和并发症。结果 Nissen组和Toupet组平均随访时间分别为(3.9±1.1)年和(4.3±1.1)年。Nissen组术后消化道症状评分为(5.5±3.1)分、呼吸道症状评分为(13.0±4.6),术前分别为(16.7±3.5)分和(14.8±7.2)分;Toupet组术后消化道症状评分为(4.9±2.7)分、呼吸道症状评分(4.3±4.1)分,术前分别为(16.6±4.3)分和(12.6±7.0)分,两组术后与术前比较均明显下降(P0.05)。两组病人术后食管炎愈合情况、质子泵抑制剂减药和停药情况以及疗效满意率均明显改善且均无统计学差异(P0.05)。两组术后早期不同程度吞咽困难发生率分别为52.5%和47.5%,长期吞咽困难发生率分别为12.5%和15.0%,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。两组病人的复发率分别为2.5%和5.0%,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论无论是短松Nissen胃底折叠术(360~°全周折叠)还是Toupet胃底折叠术(270~°部分折叠),对于GERD合并重度食管炎病人的治疗均有相似的良好疗效和安全性,并发症和复发率可接受。两种术式均可以作为GERD合并重度食管炎病人抗反流手术的选择。     

腹腔镜高选择性迷走神经切断术联合Nissen胃底折叠术:效果如何?——腹腔镜Nissen迷走神经切断术治疗胃食管返流

背景：Nissen胃底折叠术（Nissen fundoplication，NF）已不是治疗胃食管返流性疾病（gastroesophageal reflux disease，GERD）的唯一、有效的方法。对于能降低胃酸的手术方式来讲，如高选择性迷走神经切断术（highly selective vagotomy，HSV），也不仅仅是一种辅助治疗方法。对高选择性迷走神经切断术联合Nissen胃底折叠术（Nissen fundoplication with highly selective vagotomy，NFHSV）治疗GERD的作用目前尚无完整的评价。方法：2003年6月～2005年6月8例女性病人接受NFHSV，8例均有6个月GERD病史，经药物治疗症状无缓解，有餐前痛、消化性溃疡或严重的胃炎。平均随访时间12个月，术前、术后进行烧心严重程度评分测定（heart burn severity score，HSS）。结果：平均手术时间110min，无手术并发症。1例术后须用质子泵抑制剂，术后经戒烟5个月后停药。8例术后症状和烧心严重程度评分测定有明显改善。结论：NFHSV是有效的联合手术方式，尚需要进一步的研究证实这一联合术式的完全有效性和安全性。     

Bougie管支撑下腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术治疗食管裂孔疝合并胃食管反流临床效果分析

目的 探讨Bougie管支撑下行腹腔镜Nissen胃底折叠术治疗食管裂孔疝合并胃食管反流病的临床效果。方法 回顾性分析2017年10月至2021年10月我科手术治疗的70例食管裂孔疝合并胃食管反流患者的临床资料，按手术方式分为两组，分别行腹腔镜食管裂孔疝修补+Nissen胃底折叠术(Nissen组，35例)和腹腔镜食管裂孔疝修补+Bougie管支撑下胃底Nissen折叠术(Bougie组，35例)。比较两组患者围术期指标、术后1月内并发症发生率及术后半年胃食管反流指标。结果 Bougie组手术时间、术后恢复饮水时间、术后恢复半流质饮食时间及术后住院时间均少于Nissen组，术后第1、2、3周胸腹部疼痛、腹胀不适发生率及术后1、2、3、4周吞咽困难发生率均低于Nissen组，差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),而两组术中出血量、术后拔除引流管时间、术后首次排气时间、术后1月内便秘与腹泻发生率比较均无统计学差异(P>0.05)。术后6月两组患者食管pH值<4的次数、反流次数、反流时间、食管下段括约肌压力、DeMeester评分、GERD-Q评分均较术前明显改善(P<...     

腹腔镜下以Crurasoft重建食管裂孔在老年GERD患者中的应用研究

目的 探讨腹腔镜下以Crurasoft补片重建食管裂孔并行Nissen胃底折叠术在老年胃食管反流(GERD)中的应用效果.方法 2006年7月至2009年7月3年期间我科共收治老年(≥65岁)GERD患者22例,其中行Nissen胃底折叠术并以Crurasoft补片无张力重建食管裂孔者10例(直径≥5 cm者2例,<5 cm者8例),行Nissen胃底折叠术并以间断缝合方式重建食管裂孔者12例(直径≥5 cm者2例,<5 cm者10例).对2组患者手术资料以及术前和术后3个月及1年的症状变化(烧心、反酸、吞咽困难、呼吸道疾患)、胃镜检查情况、食管下段压力(LESP)及24 h pH检查(DeMeester评分)结果进行对比分析.结果 补片组手术时间长于缝合组(P<0.05),缝合组有2例术后发生折叠胃底移位致症状复发.两种手术方式均可改善患者症状,与术前比较其GERD症状评分明显降低(P<0.05),补片组的GERD症状评分又低于缝合组(P<0.05);缝合组术后1年其烧心及反酸症状较术后3个月有所加重(P<0.05).2组患者术后的胃镜、LESP及pH复查情况较术前均有所改善,胃黏膜改变评分及24 h食管pH评分明显降低,LESP明显升高(P<0.05);其中补片组的改善情况优于对应时间的缝合组(P<0.05);缝合组组内术后1年时的LESP及24 h食管pH评分较术后3个月又明显降低或升高(P<0.05).结论 腹腔镜下Crurasoft补片重建食管裂孔并行Nissen胃底折叠术是治疗老年GERD的一种安全有效的方法.     

机器人与腹腔镜儿童胃底折叠术的Meta分析

目的系统评价机器人辅助胃底折叠术与腹腔镜下行胃底折叠术治疗小儿胃食管反流病的临床效果。方法计算机检索PubMed、Embase、Cochrane Library等数据库,同时根据以上检索所得文献的参考文献进行扩大检索。采用RevMan5.3统计软件进行Meta分析。结果共纳入4项符合标准的研究,共计194例病人。结果显示,机器人辅助与腹腔镜下行胃底折叠术相比,在中转开腹(OR=0.47,95%CI为0.13~1.69,P=0.25)、术后并发症(OR=1.19,95%CI为0.47~3.03,P=0.72)及术后住院时间(MD=-0.04,95%CI为-2.28~2.75,P=0.98)上差异均无统计学意义。结论机器人辅助与腹腔镜下行胃底折叠术相比,其安全性及有效性无明显优势,但其治疗费用更高且手术时间更长。     

Laparoscopic versus open Nissen fundoplication in infants after neonatal laparotomy.

BACKGROUND: Nissen fundoplication is an effective treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in infants. Laparoscopic procedures after previous laparotomy are technically more challenging. The role of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication after neonatal laparotomy for diseases unrelated to reflux is poorly described. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of open vs laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in infants after neonatal laparotomy. Of 32 infants who underwent neonatal laparotomy, 26 required a surgical antireflux operation within the first year of life. Twelve infants underwent laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication versus 14 infants who underwent open Nissen fundoplication. Parameters like age, weight, operative time, number of previous operations, length of stay following fundoplication, time to feedings, and complications were compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences existed between most of the parameters compared following laparoscopic vs open Nissen fundoplication. No conversions to open procedures were necessary in infants undergoing laparoscopic fundoplication, and these infants resumed enteral feeds earlier than those who underwent the open procedure. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic compared with open Nissen fundoplication performed in infants after a neonatal laparotomy were comparable procedures across most data points studied. However, a laparoscopic fundoplication did allow for earlier return to enteral feeds compared with the open approach. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is technically feasible, safe, and effective in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in infants with a previous neonatal laparotomy.     

Early laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for recurrent reflux esophagitis: a cost-effective alternative to omeprazole.

BACKGROUND: Eighty percent of patients treated medically for gastroesophageal reflux disease relapse after treatment. Many of these patients require indefinite treatment with omeprazole to prevent recurrence. Nissen fundoplication has been shown to be effective, safe and cost effective in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. We suggest a treatment algorithm, which encourages early surgical intervention in cases of recurrent esophagitis after a previously successful two-month course of omeprazole. METHODS: We have offered laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication since 1993. Patients who received Nissen fundoplication since 1990 were asked to report return to baseline activity, medications, and lifestyle changes. Concurrent chart review of patients treated with omeprazole was conducted to analyze cost. RESULTS: Patients receiving laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication were discharged significantly sooner and spent significantly less time convalescing when compared to those who underwent open Nissen fundoplication. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication became cost effective at 1.5 to 2 years when compared to omeprazole. CONCLUSION: Based on cost analysis, patient satisfaction, acceptable complication rate, and efficient use of time and resources, we recommend laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication as the appropriate treatment in patients who develop recurrent esophagitis after a two-month treatment with omeprazole.     

Excellent quality of life after Nissen fundoplication depends on successful elimination of reflux symptoms and not the invasiveness of the surgical approach

BACKGROUND: Quality of life, poor in patients with reflux disease, improves significantly after an antireflux operation. The aim of this study was to determine the relative importance of the operative approach used for a fundoplication, as well as the successful elimination of reflux symptoms on long-term quality of life in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. METHODS: A questionnaire, including the medical outcome study short-form health survey (SF-36), was completed by 105 patients who had undergone either a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (n = 72) or a transthoracic Nissen fundoplication (n = 33); median follow-up was 25 and 31 months, respectively. Patients were classified as completely or incompletely relieved of reflux symptoms based on the frequency of reflux symptoms and the use of acid-suppression medication. RESULTS: Patients selected for transthoracic Nissen fundoplication had significantly worse preoperative gastroesophageal reflux disease based on the presence of a large hiatal hernia, Barrett's esophagus, or stricture. Long-term quality of life was similar for the two approaches, but was significantly decreased in patients with recurrent reflux symptoms. Compared with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication patients, transthoracic Nissen fundoplication patients were less likely to use acid-suppression medication and tended to be more satisfied with their operation. CONCLUSIONS: Long-term quality of life was independent of the invasiveness of the procedure, but significantly dependent on successful elimination of reflux symptoms and the necessity for acid suppression medication. Patients who underwent a transthoracic Nissen fundoplication, despite having more advanced disease preoperatively, tended to have less reflux symptoms and less long-term acid-suppression medication usage after their procedure. These findings support the continued use of a transthoracic antireflux procedure in patients with advanced gastroesophageal reflux disease.     

Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: a comparative retrospective study on costs and time consumption

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication offers clear benefits for our patients, but requires advanced laparoscopic skills. Robotic assistance in laparoscopic antireflux surgery improves dexterity skills and shortens learning curve, possibly leading to faster, more precise, and safer laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: We review our first 11 cases of robot-assisted laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication using the 4-armed daVinci surgical system, comparing them with patients who underwent conventional laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease in the same period. RESULTS: Robot-assisted laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication did not result in more complications. However, the use of robotic assistance took an extra-47 minutes to complete the operation and costs were raised with an accessory euro 987.47. CONCLUSIONS: The use of robotic assistance in laparoscopic antireflux surgery is safe and feasible, but results in longer operating time and higher costs compared with conventional laparoscopic surgery without proven benefit at this moment.     

Does Barrett's esophagus impact outcome after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication?

BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to compare patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with or without Barrett's esophagus for severity and frequency of symptoms and their response to antireflux surgery. METHODS: Eighty patients with GERD and Barrett's esophagus and 93 concurrent patients with GERD alone, all of whom underwent laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, were compared by using symptom scores graded by a Likert scale. RESULTS: Before fundoplication, patients with Barrett's esophagus had higher DeMeester scores. Symptom scores were not different for patients with versus without Barrett's esophagus before or after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. CONCLUSIONS: Before and after fundoplication, patients with Barrett's esophagus, despite more severe reflux, have symptoms nearly identical in frequency and severity when compared with patients with GERD alone. Regardless of presence of Barrett's, all improve dramatically with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. Barrett's esophagus does not impact presentation before or outcome after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.     

Obesity is not a contraindication to laparoscopic nissen fundoplication

Obesity has been shown to be a significant predisposing factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, obesity is also thought to be a contraindication to antireflux surgery. This study was undertaken to determine if clinical outcomes after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplications are influenced by preoperative body mass index (BMI). From a prospective database of patients undergoing treatment for GERD, 257 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication were studied. Patients were stratified by preoperative BMI: normal (<25), overweight (25-30), and obese (>30). Clinical outcomes were scored by patients with a Likert scale. Overweight and obese patients had more severe preoperative reflux, although symptom scores for reflux and dysphagia were similar among all weight categories. There was a trend toward longer operative times for obese patients. Mean follow-up was 26 ± 23.9 months. Mean heartburn and dysphagia symptom scores improved for patients of all BMI categories (P < 0.001). Postoperative symptom scores and clinical success rates did not differ among BMI categories. Most patients undergoing laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication are overweight or obese with moderate dysphagia and severe acid reflux. Clinical outcomes after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication did not differ among patients stratified by preoperative BMI. Obesity is not a contraindication to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. Presented at the Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting of The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 15–19, 2004     

Laparoscopic conversion from Nissen to partial fundoplication for refractory dysphagia

Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is effective for treating gastroesophageal reflux and is usually well tolerated. Some patients, however, experience postoperative dysphagia refractory to conservative measures. We report our experience and operative technique for laparoscopic conversion of previous laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication to partial fundoplication to relieve dysphagia. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 6 patients with refractory dysphagia after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication who underwent laparoscopic conversion to partial fundoplication using a laparoscopic linear stapler. There were no perioperative deaths and no fundoplication-related complications. In short-term follow-up, all patients reported improvement of dysphagia symptoms.     

Upright,supine, or bipositional reflux

INTRODUCTION: This study was undertaken to determine if the body position in which gastroesophageal reflux occurs before fundoplication--i.e., pattern of reflux--affects symptoms before or after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. METHODS: A total of 417 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) underwent pH studies, and the severity of reflux in the upright and supine positions was determined. The percent time with pH less than 4 was used to assign patients to one of four groups: upright reflux (pH < 4 more than 8.3% of time in upright position, n = 80), supine reflux (pH < 4 more than 3.5% of time in supine position, n = 73), bipositional reflux (both supine and upright reflux, n = 163), or neither (n = 101). Before and after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, the frequency and severity of symptoms of reflux (e.g., dysphagia, regurgitation, choking, heartburn, chest pain) were scored on a Likert scale (0 = never/not bothersome to 10 = always/very bothersome). For each patient, symptom scores before versus after fundoplication were compared using the Wilcoxon matched pairs test; comparisons of symptom scores among patients grouped by reflux patterns were made using Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS: Before fundoplication, the patterns of reflux did not affect the frequency or severity of reflux symptoms. After laparoscopic fundoplication, all symptoms of bipositional reflux improved, and essentially all symptoms of isolated supine or upright reflux or neither improved. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperatively, regardless of the patterns of reflux, symptoms among patients were similar. After fundoplication, symptoms of GERD improved for all patterns of reflux. Laparoscopic fundoplication imparts dramatic and broad relief of symptoms of GERD, regardless of the patterns of reflux. Application of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is encouraged.     

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??Laparoscopic anterior 180° partial fundoplication versus Nissen fundoplication in elderly patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease??A randomized controlled trial ZHAO Hong-zhi, QIN Ming-fang. Center of Tianjin Minimally Invasive Surgery, Nankai Hospital, Tianjin 300100, China
Corresponding author ??ZHAO Hong-zhi, E-mail??tjzhhzh@sina.com
Abstract Objective To compare two anti-reflux procedures??laparoscopic anterior 180° partial fundoplication and Nissen fundoplication??in elderly patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Methods From July 2008 to June 2012, 78 elderly patients with GERD were admitted in Tianjin Nankai Hospital. All the patients were allocated into two groups randomly. Thirty-nine patients were performed laparoscopic anterior 180° partial fundoplication (anterior 180° group) and the other 39 patients were performed Nissen fundoplication (Nissen group). Perioperative clinical parameters were recorded for comparing efficacy between two groups. Results Laparoscopic surgery was accomplished in all patients. The mean operation time of anterior180° group was significantly less than that of Nissen group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference of the mean duration of postoperative hospital stay between two groups (P>0.05). The symptoms in most patients were adequately relieved after operation. Endoscopy, radiology, esophageal manometry and 24-hour pH monitoring were repeated 1 month after surgery. All the results returned to normal compared with preoperative data. A total of 76 patients got follow-up. One patient was lost. One patient died of heart infarction. During follow-up period of 6-54 months (mean 28.5 months), there was no statistical significance between groups for the recurrence rate and satisfaction rate of operation. There was a lower incidence of dysphagia and epigastric bloating in the anterior 180° group. Conclusion For elderly patients with GERD??laparoscopic anterior 180°partial fundoplication has a good and durable anti-reflux effect compared with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. With shorter operation time and lower incidence of postoperative complications (dysphagia and epigastric bloating) compared with Nissen fundoplication, laparoscopic anterior 180°partial fundoplication can be employed as a more appropriate procedure for treatment of GERD in elderly patients.     

Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in children: a single surgeon's experience.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Adult laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication has been steadily growing since its introduction to the United States in the 1990s. Its advantage over the traditional open approach is manifold. Application of laparoscopic fundoplication to children is slowly but surely following this trend. This study evaluates our initial experience with pediatric laparoscopic Nissen fundoplications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We reviewed the records of 25 consecutive laparoscopic Nissen fundoplications performed by a single surgeon (GS) at our institution in the past three years. The patient ages ranged from 7 months to 18 years (mean, 7 years). All patients had documented gastroesophageal reflux disease. Complications from the reflux included vomiting in 15 patients, failure to thrive in nine, esophagitis in nine, and pulmonary symptoms in six. RESULTS: All Nissen fundoplications were performed laparoscopically without need for conversion to open technique. Blood loss was less than 50 cc in all cases. A tube gastrostomy was concurrently performed in 17. Mean operative time in all cases was 221 minutes. Average postoperative day on which feedings were begun was day 2, with an average resumption of regular feedings on postoperative day 3.5. Average date of discharge was postoperative day 6.8. Complications included difficulty controlling glucose in an insulin-dependent diabetic, and a lost needle, which added an additional hour to the operative time. There were eight admissions to the pediatric intensive care unit, all for observation secondary to their underlying medical problems. There was one postoperative death due to an underlying medical condition. CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is a safe and effective treatment option for children suffering from significant reflux. Time to regular feeding, analgesia requirements and hospital stay are decreased when compared to traditional procedures. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication may well become the procedure of choice for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease.