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JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
Volume 14, Issue 9, Pages 1434-1441Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1233-8
Keywords
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS); Gastroparesis; Pyloroplasty; Lung transplantation
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- NIAAA NIH HHS [T32 AA013527-09, T32 AA013527] Funding Source: Medline
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Several studies have confirmed that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in lung transplant patients is a risk factor for the development and progression of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), a form of rejection after lung transplantation. Moreover, numerous reports indicate that surgical correction of GERD may control the decline in lung function characteristic of BOS. Although laparoscopic fundoplication is an accepted treatment option for these patients with GERD, the surgical technique, which often includes a laparoscopic pyloroplasty, has not been standardized. The purpose of this article is to describe a step-by-step approach to the laparoscopic treatment of GERD in lung transplant patients. We also address specific technical concerns encountered in the surgical management of this high-risk patient population; we provide data on the safety of this operation; and we illustrate the evidence-based rationale for each technical step of the procedure.
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