Postoperative Gastroesophageal Reflux After Laparoscopic Heller-Dor for Achalasia: True Incidence with an Objective Evaluation.

Renato SalvadorElisa PesentiLaura GobbiGiovanni CapovillaLorenzo SpadottoGuerrino VoltarelFrancesco CavallinLoredana NicolettiMichele ValmasoniAlberto RuolStefano MeriglianoMario Costantini

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2016)

This study demonstrated that, after LHD was performed by experienced surgeons, the true incidence of postoperative GERD is very low. The incidence of this possible complication should be assessed by pH monitoring because endoscopic findings and symptoms may be misleading.

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