Peptic stricture: surgical treatment.
The results reported in this group of patients managed by modified Collis gastroplasty and partial fundoplication appear to be satisfactory and enduring over a reasonably long period of regular follow-up. It is difficult, however, to compare the results of any of these operations with results reported by others. In this context, the following quote is taken from an earlier publication [1]: "A critical review of the literature, however, indicates that accurate and meaningful comparison of the results of the various procedures recommended for correcting the problem of short esophagus is almost impossible. There is little uniformity in attempts to grade the severity of the pathology in patients with strictures, details of the techniques of stricture dilatation are usually scanty or absent, and few studies have reported the more objective results of postoperative function tests using manometry and pH measurements. Very few reports document a significant number of patients who have been followed for 5 to 10 years or longer. Further resolution of the controversy awaits reports in which case selection has been clearly defined and the long-term follow-up data are recorded with sufficient detail and uniformity."
D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans