[Quality of life after laparoscopic antireflux surgery--Nissen fundoplication].
OBJECTIVE
During the last few years there has been an increasing interest in evaluating quality of life (QOL) data regarding surgical treatment.


METHODS
The present study comments the efficacy of laparoscopic antireflux surgery after required Nissen fundoplication of 70 patients. Therefore, the German Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) was used to query the patients preoperatively and three times after surgery up to 1 year.


RESULTS
Preoperatively, we found a low general GIQLI score (mean 92.7 points), which increased 6 weeks postoperatively (116.8 points), 3 months (124.8) and 1 year (mean 123.9 points) significantly and is now comparable to the healthy population (122.6 points).


CONCLUSIONS
It is our opinion that the efficacy of the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease with required Nissen fundoplication can also be documented and discussed by using QOL.
Kamolz
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Abteilung für Allgemeinchirurgie, A.ö. Krankenhaus Zell am See.
Wykypiel
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H
Bammer
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T
Pointner
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R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018662:Fundoplication; D005745:Gastric Acidity Determination; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Lebensqualität nach laparoskopischer Antirefluxchirurgie--Nissen-Fundoplicatio.