[Surgical treatment of esophageal strictures secondary to gastroesophageal reflux disease].

The end point in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) evolution is oesophageal stenosis. The aim of this study is merely to establish the absolute requisite of treating simultaneously the oesophageal stenosis and the causal disorder, GERD. This article analyses the diversity of surgical treatment in relationship with the location and length of the oesophageal stenosis using a group of 35 patients with GERD over a period of 25 years. Treatment of this condition has enriched and diversified in the last decades with more conservative and complex techniques, having the task to preserve, whenever possible, the oesophagus. The ability to decide the optimal moment for the surgical treatment, to elect the most suitable procedure, to treat simultaneously the stenosis and to prevent further reflux guarantee a successful, free of recurrence outcome.