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Acute Complications of Antireflux Surgery

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Laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) is considered the gold standard for the surgical management of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease. While underutilized for fear of occasional long-term side effects, it remains a safe operation with a very low complication rate. The prevention of acute and chronic complications begins with appropriate patient selection, surgical plan, and surgeon experience. Additionally, there are several potential error traps that are encountered during LARS that can contribute to acute intraoperative or early postoperative complications. This chapter will serve as a step-by-step review of the acute complications that can occur in the perioperative period of LARS.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution made to this chapter by Jennifer Brumbaugh, MA who produced Figs. 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3.

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    Talar Tatarian MD, Michael J. Pucci MD & Francesco Palazzo MD, FACS

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Tatarian, T., Pucci, M.J., Palazzo, F. (2017). Acute Complications of Antireflux Surgery. In: Fisichella, P. (eds) Failed Anti-Reflux Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46885-3_6

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