Systematic Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2019; 11(3): 179-190
Published online Mar 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i3.179
Table 1 Included studies
Included studies
IDRef.CountryType of studyCenterYearOperation typeSurgeonsExperienceSampleGender (M/F)AgeBMIFollow up

27417943Buckley et al[30]United StatesRetrospectiveSingle center2016Nissen3No21n/an/an/a34 (8.3) mo
26350663Sukharamwala et al[17]United StatesProspectiveSingle center2015Nissenn/an/a19067/12355(14.7)27(3.9)n/a
24960483Agaba et al[26]United StatesRetrospectiveSingle center2014Nissen2Yes3n/an/an/a60 mo
24686364Galvani et al[24]United StatesRetrospectiveSingle center2014Nissen1Yes20/243.4 (4)22(3)n/a
24615563Wu et al[25]ChinaRetrospectiveSingle center2014Nissenn/an/a5n/an/an/a1 mo
23585169Strzalka et al[31]PolandRetrospectiveSingle center2013Nissenn/an/a1n/an/an/an/a
10.5336/medsci.2012-31954Yilmaz et al[22]TurkeyRetrospectiveSingle center2013Nissen1n/a103/735(8.5)24.6 (3)n/a
22146016Eyuboglu et al[20]TurkeyRetrospectiveSingle center2012Nissenn/an/a225/1728(5.75)n/a8 mo
20306152Miyazaki et al[19]1JapanRetrospectiveSingle center2012NissenSurgical teamn/a42/252.5 (11.7)20.9 (1.1)n/a
22278618Mizuno et al [21]2JapanRetrospectiveSingle center2012Nissenn/an/a21/165.5 (13.4)30.5 (0.7)18 mo
21991503Barbaros et al[18]TurkeyCase reportSingle center2011Nissenn/an/a11/029n/an/a
21059609Dapri et al[23]BelgiumCase reportSingle center2011Nissenn/an/a10/121n/a6 mo
21471786Hawasli et al[12]United StatesCase reportSingle center2011Nissenn/an/a10/136291 wk
20306152Hamzaoglu et al[11]TurkeyCase seriesSingle center2010Nissenn/an/a31/240(17.5)26.3 (4.93)1 wk
Total26679/15651.0526.7519.27
26315292Fukuda et al[14]JapanRetrospectiveSingle center2016Heller and DorSurgical teamNo101/953.6 (18.3)19.7 (2)n/a
24615563Wu et al[25]ChinaRetrospectiveSingle center2014Heller and Dorn/an/a4n/an/an/a1 mo
23896255Ross et al[32]United StatesProspectiveSingle center2013Heller and DorSurgical teamNo12056/6453(17.4)25(4.7)33 (7.9) mo
23088902Yamada et al[28]JapanCase reportSingle center2013Heller and Dorn/an/a10/156n/a12 mo
22218875Yano et al[29]JapanCase reportsIngle center2012Heller and Dorn/an/a11/031n/an/a
21969159Nakajima et al[27]JapanCase reportSingle center2011Heller and Dor1yes11/058n/a1 mo
Total13759/7452.924.5931.5
26350663Sukharamwala et al[17]United StatesProspectiveSingle center2015Toupetn/an/a11028/8266(13.2)26(3.8)n/a
Total513166/31255.0125.927.6