Abstract
Laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) has shown excellent results for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). With success rates between 93% and 97% and a low incidence of complications. Life expectancy in our country is increasing and more patients over 65 years of age are admitted for surgical intervention. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare reflux and five years surgical outcome of laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) in patients younger than 65 years and elderly patients aged 65 years or older.
Highlights
Laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) has shown excellent results for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
XI Annual Meeting of The Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery Francesco Sciannameo, Giammario Giustozzi and Beatrice Sensi Publication of this supplement was made possible with support from the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Terni e Narni Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2318-9-S1
From January 2002 to February 2006 84 patients underwent LARS: 24 elderly patients that were compared with 60 younger patients
Summary
Laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) has shown excellent results for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the elderly Rita Compagna, Corrado Rispoli, Nicola Rocco, Antonio Braun, Umberto Avallone and Bruno Amato* Address: Department of General Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Italy * Corresponding author
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