2 results match your criteria: "Referral Center for Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases[Affiliation]"

Introduction: Barrett esophagus (BE) is a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease. We wish to determine the effects of surgery on the histology of the esophageal mucosa and evaluate Quality of Life.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-seven patients with columnar-lined esophagus (CLE) metaplasia underwent laparoscopic Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication.

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Quality of life after Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication.

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech

June 2012

Referral Center for Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases, Department of Surgery F. Durante, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Background: We investigated Quality of Life (QoL) and Johnsson & DeMeester score of patients after Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication.

Materials And Methods: From January 2007 to June 2008, 43 patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux underwent laparoscopic Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication; 7 were lost during the follow-up. Patients underwent endoscopy, 24-hour pH-metry, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease-Health-Related Quality-of-Life (GERD-HRQL), and Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaires preoperatively, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery.

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