Laparoscopic calibrated total vs partial fundoplication following Heller myotomy for oesophageal achalasia

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2011; 17(29): 3431-3440
Published online Aug 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i29.3431

Table 2 Surgical and early postoperative outcome in the 2 patient groups

Variables	Total fundoplication	Partial fundoplication	P-value
Median operating time (min), median (range)	90 (75-100)	90 (75-150)	0.02¹
Major intraoperative complications	1	1
Minor intraoperative complications	0	2
Lower oesophageal sphincter pressure (mean ± SD)	29.38 ± 0.5	24.1 ± 0.5	0.001²
Postoperative complications	1	2
Transfusions	0	0

¹Mann-Whitney U-test;

²Unpaired t-test.

Citation: Martino ND, Brillantino A, Monaco L, Marano L, Schettino M, Porfidia R, Izzo G, Cosenza A. Laparoscopic calibrated total vs partial fundoplication following Heller myotomy for oesophageal achalasia. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(29): 3431-3440
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i29/3431.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i29.3431