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Personalized anti-reflux surgery: connecting GERD phenotypes in 690 patients to outcomes.
Surgical endoscopy - 1 Jun 2024
Zimmermann Christopher J, Kuchta Kristine, Amundson Julia R, VanDruff Vanessa N, Joseph Stephanie, Che Simon, Hedberg H Mason, Ujiki Michael
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BACKGROUND: Anti-reflux operations are effective treatments for GERD. Despite standardized surgical techniques, variability in post-operative outcomes persists. Most patients with GERD possess one or more characteristics that augment their disease and may affect post-operative outcomes-a GERD "phenotype". We sought to define these phenotypes and to compare their post-operative outcomes. METHODS: We performed a...
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