Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor
Objective: A retrospective comparison between Nissen and Dor fundoplication after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia.Materials and Methods: From 1998 to 2004 a first group of 48 patients underwent Heller myotomy and Nissen fundoplication for idiopathic achalasia (H+N group). From 2004 to 2010...
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| author | Antonello Cuttitta Antonio Tancredi Angelo Andriulli rmelinda De Santo Andrea Fontana Fabio Pellegrini Roberto Scaramuzzi Gerardo Scaramuzzi |
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| description | Objective: A retrospective comparison between Nissen and Dor fundoplication after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia.Materials and Methods: From 1998 to 2004 a first group of 48 patients underwent Heller myotomy and Nissen fundoplication for idiopathic achalasia (H+N group). From 2004 to 2010 a second group of 40 patients underwent Heller myotomy followed by Dor fundoplication (H+D group). Some patients received a previous endoscopic treatment with pneumatic dilatation or endoscopic injection of botulinum toxin that provided them only a temporary clinical benefit. Changes in clinical and instrumental examinations from before to after surgery were evaluated in all patients. Clinical evaluation was carried out using a modified DeMeester symptom score system.Results: Dor fundoplication treatment reduced both dysphagia and regurgitation severity scores significantly more than Nissen fundoplication (p<0.0001). Indeed, the incidence of dysphagia was significantly higher in patients treated with floppy-Nissen than in those treated with Dor fundoplication: by defining dysphagia as a DeMeester score equal to 3 (arbitrary cut-off), at the end of follow-up dysphagia occurred in 17.65% and 0% (p=0.037) of patients belonging to the H+N and H+D groups, respectively.Conclusion: Heller myotomy followed by Dor fundoplication is a safe and valuable treatment. The procedure showed a lower incidence of postoperative dysphagia versus Nissen fundoplication and a negligible incidence of postoperative GERD in a long-term postoperative follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71fba1e60ea74997bf15621a37bca4122024-07-02T20:03:37ZengAtatürk UniversityEurasian Journal of Medicine1308-87341308-87422011-12-014303133140Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and DorAntonello CuttittaAntonio TancrediAngelo Andriullirmelinda De SantoAndrea FontanaFabio PellegriniRoberto ScaramuzziGerardo ScaramuzziObjective: A retrospective comparison between Nissen and Dor fundoplication after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia.Materials and Methods: From 1998 to 2004 a first group of 48 patients underwent Heller myotomy and Nissen fundoplication for idiopathic achalasia (H+N group). From 2004 to 2010 a second group of 40 patients underwent Heller myotomy followed by Dor fundoplication (H+D group). Some patients received a previous endoscopic treatment with pneumatic dilatation or endoscopic injection of botulinum toxin that provided them only a temporary clinical benefit. Changes in clinical and instrumental examinations from before to after surgery were evaluated in all patients. Clinical evaluation was carried out using a modified DeMeester symptom score system.Results: Dor fundoplication treatment reduced both dysphagia and regurgitation severity scores significantly more than Nissen fundoplication (p<0.0001). Indeed, the incidence of dysphagia was significantly higher in patients treated with floppy-Nissen than in those treated with Dor fundoplication: by defining dysphagia as a DeMeester score equal to 3 (arbitrary cut-off), at the end of follow-up dysphagia occurred in 17.65% and 0% (p=0.037) of patients belonging to the H+N and H+D groups, respectively.Conclusion: Heller myotomy followed by Dor fundoplication is a safe and valuable treatment. The procedure showed a lower incidence of postoperative dysphagia versus Nissen fundoplication and a negligible incidence of postoperative GERD in a long-term postoperative follow-up.http://www.eajm.org/text.php3?id=405AchalasiaDysphagiaFundoplicationHeller myotomyNissen-Dor comparison |
| spellingShingle | Antonello Cuttitta Antonio Tancredi Angelo Andriulli rmelinda De Santo Andrea Fontana Fabio Pellegrini Roberto Scaramuzzi Gerardo Scaramuzzi Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor Eurasian Journal of Medicine Achalasia Dysphagia Fundoplication Heller myotomy Nissen-Dor comparison |
| title | Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor |
| title_full | Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor |
| title_fullStr | Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor |
| title_short | Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor |
| title_sort | fundoplication after heller myotomy a retrospective comparison between nissen and dor |
| topic | Achalasia Dysphagia Fundoplication Heller myotomy Nissen-Dor comparison |
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