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Anti-reflux procedures: complications, radiologic findings, and surgical and gastroenterologic perspectives

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This article provides an overview of the current surgical anti-reflux procedures and their imaging findings, as well as the surgical complications. Accurate and timely clinical assessment requires an engaged radiologist fluoroscopist who understands the perspectives of their interdisciplinary colleagues, including the surgeon and gastroenterologist. The complex pathophysiology calls for an interdisciplinary approach, and the radiologist needs to tailor their evaluation to answer the specific questions posed by their clinical colleagues and by the presenting symptomatology.

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Zarzour, J.G., Morgan, D.E., Callaway, J.P. et al. Anti-reflux procedures: complications, radiologic findings, and surgical and gastroenterologic perspectives. Abdom Radiol 43, 1308–1318 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-017-1446-3

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