[Gastroesophageal reflux. Treatment by laparoscopy. 940 cases--French experience].
In a French survey including 40 surgical teams, 940 patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux were treated by laparoscopy (795: 85% by Nissen or Rossetti fundoplication; 90 by the Hill procedure. Conversion rate in to laparotomy was 6.2%. The rate of intra-operative complications was 5%. Overall mortality was 0.1% and post-operative morbidity also 5%. Oesophageal injuries (1.3%) remain the most important complication was especially in inexperienced surgeons in the beginning of training. Mean hospital stay was 5 days. Only one third of patients were reviewed controlled by endoscopy and/or mano-pHmetry with a 3-month follow-up. Results are similar to those of "open" surgery.
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Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital Jean-Verdier, Bondy.
D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies
Reflux gastro-oesophagien. Traitement par laparoscopie. 940 cas--Expérience française.