Association Between Persistent Symptoms and Long-term Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Total Fundoplication

Overview

Journal Am J Surg

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2008 May 10

PMID 18466859

Citations 18

Authors

Giuseppe Amato

Paolo Limongelli

Annalisa Pascariello

Gianluca Rossetti

Gianmattia Del Genio

Alberto Del Genio

Paola Iovino

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Abstract

Background: We investigated which factors are significantly associated with long-term quality of life after laparoscopic total fundoplication in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Methods: Patients (n = 144) were given a standardized frequency-intensity symptoms questionnaire and the Short-Form 36 Health Survey for quality-of-life evaluation before and after laparoscopic total fundoplication.

Results: At follow-up evaluation (n = 102), patients had a significant reduction in their symptoms score and no deterioration in quality of life. A significant association with postoperative dysphagia for solids and/or liquids was found in the physical component summary score of the Short-Form 36 administered to patients postoperatively (P = .003).

Conclusions: In this study, laparoscopic total fundoplication was a safe and effective surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease, generally offering an improved long-term quality of life, with the exception of a minority of patients (6 of 102 patients; 5.8%) who experienced persistent severe dysphagia.

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