FAILURE AFTER FUNDOPLICATION: RE-FUNDOPLICATION? IS THERE A ROOM FOR GASTRECTOMY? IN WHICH CLINICAL SCENARIES?

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2019)

Distal gastrectomy is recommended for patients with failure after initial fundoplication, patients with long segment Barrett´s esophagus and obese patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett´s esophagus. Despite its higher morbidity, this procedure represents an important addition to the surgical armamentarium.

Keyphrases

gastroesophageal reflux disease
minimally invasive
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight loss
obese patients
bariatric surgery