Prospective Randomized Trial Evaluating the Utility of Esophageal Stitches During Laparoscopic Fundoplication

Overview

This is a prospective trial of the utility of esophageal stitches during fundoplication. The hypothesis is that recurrence rate may be different with or without the esophageal stitches.

This will be a single center, prospective randomized clinical trial involving patients who require an operation for gastroesophageal reflux disease. This is intended to be a definitive study. All patients will receive the standard operation for reflux: laparoscopic fundoplication. The dissection will be performed by leaving the phrenoesophageal membrane intact in all patients. One group will undergo laparoscopic fundoplication with 4 esophageal-crural sutures while the other group will not have these placed. The operation, post-operative care, and follow-up plan will otherwise not differ between groups.

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