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The quality of life following antireflux surgery

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Abstract

To improve the quality of life after antireflux surgery, the patient should notice improvement or disappearance of the symptoms leading to the surgery and should not acquire any new symptoms resulting from antireflux surgery. Published accounts of antireflux surgery results vary widely. Part of this variation may be due to nonstandard methods of evaluating symptoms. A system of symptom evaluation is proposed which takes into account the intensity and frequency of symptoms. It is hoped that this system will allow surgeons to refine and improve their techniques and results.

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Pour parler d'une amélioration de la qualité de vie aprés chirurgie anti-reflux, le patient doit noter une amélioration ou même une disparition des symptômes qui l'ont conduit à se faire opérer. Il ne doit pas par ailleurs se plaindre de symptômes nouveaux résultant de la chirurgie anti-reflux. Les résultats publiés de la chirurgie anti-reflux sont extrêmement variables. Une part de cette variation est peut-être due à l'utilisation de méthodes non standardisées pour évaluer les symptômes. Une méthode d'évaluation des symptômes est proposée, qui tient compte de leur fréquence et de leur intensité. On espére que cette méthode permettra aux chirurgiens d'affiner et d'améliorer leurs techniques et leurs résultats.

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Una operación antirreflujo está diseñada para corregir un estado fisiológico definido, o sèa un reflujo suficiente para producir síntomas y/o daño al esofago, laringe o pulmones. La mejoría de la calidad de la vida después de cirugía significa que deben desaparecer los síntomas del reflujo y que el paciente no debe adquirir nuevos síntomas como efecto secundario de la operación. Los resultados informados en la literatura varían en forma muy amplia. Parte de tal variación puede deberse a los métodos no estandarizados de valorar la sintomatología. Se propone un sistema de valoración de síntomas que considera tanto la intensidad como la frecuencia de los mismos. Se espera que este sistema permita a los cirujanos refinar y superar sus técnicas y sus resultados.

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Pope, C.E. The quality of life following antireflux surgery. World J. Surg. 16, 355–358 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02071548

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