BACKGROUND Previous research suggests that females have a poorer outcome than do males after surgery for gastroesophageal reflux. OBJECTIVE To evaluate reflux and esophageal symptoms in males and females in a community sample and in patients undergoing antireflux surgery. DESIGN Face-to-face interview. SETTING A South Australian community. PARTICIPANTS Random sample of 2973 individuals ...

HYPOTHESIS Perioperative complications of laparoscopic antireflux operations are infrequent and treatable and do not cause permanent disability. DESIGN Retrospective review of all patients with laparoscopic antireflux operations for the management and outcome of all complications. SETTING University medical center. PATIENTS All 538 patients who underwent operation from January 20, 1993, t...

Multiple new endoluminal devices and therapies have been devised to create a more effective antireflux barrier in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Most of these therapies have been abandoned, because they were ineffective and/or had significant adverse effects. However, there are currently two therapies (Stretta, EsophyX) that have US Food and Drug Administration approval a...

OBJECTIVE To review the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in adults with esophageal complications (esophagitis, stricture, adenocarcinoma, or Barrett metaplasia) or extraesophageal complications (otolaryngological manifestations and asthma). DATA SOURCES Peer-reviewed publications located via MEDLINE or cross-citation. STUDY SELECTION Emphasis was placed on new developmen...

background and objective: asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. the disease is caused by a temporary blockage of airflow due to chronic inflammation of the airways . one of the conditions that often occur with asthma and exacerbate disease, is gastroesophageal reflux. the aim of this study is to evaluate the role of acid suppressing therapy in patients with refractory asthma. ...

Background: One of the most important post-operation problems encountered with Hepaticojejunostomy (Kasai operation) in patients with biliary atresia is cholangitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of anti-reflux valve in decreasing the incidence of cholangitis after hepaticojejunostomy. Methods: Ten dogs were randomly divided into two groups of equal size. In group A Roux-...

Due to the frequent presence of latent gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in mentally impaired children, it is now standard to perform upper gastrointestinal contrast (UGI) and pH probe studies in all children referred for feeding gastrostomy, even if they are without clinical evidence for GER. For patients with documented GER, an antireflux operation performed in conjunction with gastrostomy is usu...

PURPOSE To describe a newly created all-Nordic cohort of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), entitled the Nordic Antireflux Surgery Cohort (NordASCo), which will be used to compare participants having undergone antireflux surgery with those who have not regarding risk of cancers, other diseases and mortality. PARTICIPANTS Included were individuals with a GORD diagnosis rec...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders, and the pharmacological management of GERD is a topic of intense interest given the sizeable yearly expenditure for antireflux therapies. GERD is primarily a motor disorder of the esophagus, yet pharmacological approaches directed at altering esophageal motility have been only partially effective. Antis...

Endoscopic stent placement is a common primary management therapy for benign and malignant biliary strictures. However, continuous use of stents is limited by occlusion and migration. Stent technology has evolved significantly over the past two decades to reduce these problems. The purpose of this article is to review current guidelines in managing malignant and benign biliary obstructions, cur...