International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus consensus on management of the failed fundoplication.

ABSTRACT: Fundoplication is a durable, effective, and well-accepted treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Nonetheless, troublesome postoperative symptoms do occasionally occur with management varying widely among centers. In an attempt to standardize definition and management of postfundoplication symptoms, a panel of international experts convened by the Guidelines Committee of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus devised a list of 33 statements across 5 domains through a Delphi approach, with at least 80% agreement to establish consensus. Eight statements were endorsed for the domain of Definitions, four for the domain of Investigations, nine for Dysphagia, nine for Heartburn, and four for Revisional surgery. This consensus defined as the treatment goal of fundoplicatio

SUBMITTER: Kohn GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11605648 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature