Renato Salvador, Giovanni Capovilla, Matteo Santangelo, Arianna Vittori, Francesca Forattini, Luca Provenzano, Loredana Nicoletti, Andrea Costantini, Lucia Moletta, Michele Valmasoni, Mario Costantini, Edoardo V Savarino
BACKGROUND: The pathophysiological and clinical value of performing High-Resolution Manometry (HRM) after laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is still unclear and debated. OBJECTIVE: We sought to establish the HRM parameters indicative of functioning fundoplications, and whether HRM could distinguish them from tight or defective ones. METHODS: The study involved patients with GERD who underwent laparoscopic Nissen (LN) or Toupet (LT) fundoplication between 2010 and 2022...
February 26, 2024: United European Gastroenterology Journal