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Current State, Techniques, and Results of Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery

Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Jeffrey H. Peters, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

The introduction of laparoscopic fundoplication has dramatically changed the face of antireflux surgery. Central to the success of laparoscopic fundoplication is careful preoperative patient evaluation and attention to surgical technique. Emerging evidence has questioned the long-term durability of laparoscopic partial fundoplications underscoring the place of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication as the procedure of choice for most patients. The technique of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication should incorporate crural closure, complete fundic mobilization by short gastric vessel division, and the creation of a short, loose fundoplication by enveloping the anterior and posterior fundic walls around the esophagus. Relief of typical reflux symptoms can be anticipated in over 90% of patients. The outcome of atypical reflux symptoms is less predictable, on average two thirds of patients benefiting. The cost of laparoscopic fundoplication compares favorably to long-term medical therapy and open fundoplication. Current trends indicate that laparoscopic fundoplication is being used increasingly as an alternative to long-term medical therapy. Copyright © 1999 by W B. Saunders Company

Key Words: Laparoscopic fundoplication • gastroesophageal reflux • mechanism of action • indications • technique • complications • outcome • cost.

Surgical Innovation, Vol. 6, No. 4, 194-212 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/155335069900600404


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