2004
Evaluation of vagus nerve function before and after antireflux surgery
DeVault K, Swain J, Wentling G, Floch N, Achem S, Hinder R. Evaluation of vagus nerve function before and after antireflux surgery. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2004, 8: 881-887. PMID: 15531243, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2004.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntireflux surgeryPreoperative testingAbnormal preoperative testsAntireflux surgery patientsVagus nerve integrityAssessment of bowel functionPancreatic polypeptidePostoperative test resultsVagus nerve functionSham mealNerve integrityPostoperative resultsAnticholinergic effectsSurgery patientsNerve functionAbnormal testsBowel functionSymptomatic outcomeBowel symptomsSurgeryPatientsPP levelsSymptom surveySymptomsPP test
2000
Surgical therapy for supraesophageal reflux complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Hinder R, Branton S, Floch N. Surgical therapy for supraesophageal reflux complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The American Journal Of Medicine 2000, 108: 178-180. PMID: 10718473, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00360-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical therapyBenefits of minimally-invasive surgeryResponse to surgical therapyComplications of gastroesophageal refluxOpen surgeryPulmonary symptomsAntireflux surgeryMedical therapyPreoperative testingGastroesophageal refluxEsophageal pHMinimally-invasive surgeryLaryngeal inflammationNocturnal asthmaSurgeryPulmonary diseaseTherapyPatientsAsthmaRefluxComplicationsManometryEndoscopyInflammationCough