Surgical therapy for atypical symptoms of GERD: patient selection and preoperative evaluation.
Floch N. Surgical therapy for atypical symptoms of GERD: patient selection and preoperative evaluation. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2000, 30: s45-7. PMID: 10777173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseManifestations of gastroesophageal reflux diseaseExtraesophageal manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux diseaseExtraesophageal manifestationsSymptoms of gastroesophageal reflux diseasePreoperative assessment of patientsAtypical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux diseaseMedical therapy failureNoncardiac chest painAssessment of patientsChest painSurgical therapyTherapy failurePreoperative evaluationMedical therapyPatient selectionAtypical symptomsPreoperative assessmentPH test resultsReflux diseasePatientsSurgeryMedication noncompliancePH testingTherapySurgical 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