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Quality of Life in GERD Patients: Medical Treatment Versus Antireflux Surgery by Ruxandra Ciovica; Michael Gadenstätter; Anton Klingler; Wolfgang Lechner; Otto Riedl; Gerhard P. Schwab is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Quality of Life in GERD Patients: Medical Treatment Versus Antireflux Surgery about?
Medical and surgical treatments are able to improve symptoms in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome in GERD patients without therapy, under continuous medical treatment, and after laparoscopic antireflux surgery. Five hundred seventy-nine consecutive patients underwent medical or surgical treatment for GERD-induced symptoms. Patients were studied in detail before and after treatment by means of a symptom questionnaire, endoscopy, esophageal manometry, 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring, and a barium esophagogram. In addition, quality of life was measured by the means of the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) and the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) questionnaire. Surgery was indicated and performed in 351 patients with persistent or recurrent GERD symptoms and/or complications, and in patients preferring surgery to medical treatment, despite the use of an adequate medication. The remaining 228 patients were treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) in the standard dose, or if required, the double dose. The outcome was assessed 3 and 12 months after treatment. While symptoms and quality of life were h
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- Author
- Ruxandra Ciovica; Michael Gadenstätter; Anton Klingler; Wolfgang Lechner; Otto Riedl; Gerhard P. Schwab
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Elsevier BV; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc.; Springer Nature (ISSN 1091-255X)
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)