Surgical treatment of recalcitrant gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with systemic sclerosis: a systematic review.
Alberto AiolfiMario NosottiKazuhide MatsushimaCarolina PeraliCristina OgliariNicoletta Del PapaGianluca BonittaDavide BonaPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)
The treatment of recalcitrant GERD in SSc patients is challenging. Esophagectomy should be reserved to selected patients. Minimally invasive RYGB appears feasible and safe with promising preliminary short-term results. Current evidence is scarce while a definitive indication about the most appropriate surgical treatment is lacking.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- end stage renal disease
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- interstitial lung disease
- gastroesophageal reflux disease
- radiation therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- bariatric surgery
- combination therapy
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- patient reported
- smoking cessation