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Identification of risk factors for postoperative dysphagia after primary anti-reflux surgery

Authors: Kazuto Tsuboi, Tommy H. Lee, András Legner, Fumiaki Yano, Thomas Dworak, Sumeet K. Mittal

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 3/2011

Abstract

Background

Transient postoperative dysphagia is not uncommon after antireflux surgery and usually runs a self-limiting course. However, a subset of patients report long-term dysphagia. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors for persistent postoperative dysphagia at 1 year after surgery.

Methods

All patients who underwent antireflux surgery were entered into a prospectively maintained database. After obtaining institutional review board approval, the database was queried to identify patients who underwent primary antireflux surgery and were at least 1 year from surgery. Postoperative severity of dysphagia was evaluated using a standardized questionnaire (scale 0–3). Patients with scores of 2 or 3 were defined as having significant dysphagia.

Results

A total of 316 consecutive patients underwent primary antireflux surgery by a single surgeon. Of these, 219 patients had 1 year postoperative symptom data. Significant postoperative dysphagia at 1 year was reported by 19 (9.1%) patients. Thirty-eight patients (18.3%) required postoperative dilation for dysphagia. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified preoperative dysphagia (odds ratio (OR), 4.4; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.2–15.5; p = 0.023) and preoperative delayed esophageal transit by barium swallow (OR, 8.2; 95% CI, 1.6–42.2; p = 0.012) as risk factors for postoperative dysphagia. Female gender was a risk factor for requiring dilation during the early postoperative period (OR, 3.6; 95% CI, 1.3–10.2; p = 0.016). No correlations were found with preoperative manometry. There also was no correlation between a need for early dilation and persistent dysphagia at 1 year of follow-up (p = 0.109).

Conclusions

Patients with preoperative dysphagia and delayed esophageal transit on preoperative contrast study were significantly more likely to report moderate to severe postoperative dysphagia 1 year after antireflux surgery. This study confirms that the manometric criteria used to define esophageal dysmotility are not reliable to identify patients at risk for postfundoplication dysphagia, and that there is need for standardization of contrast swallow assessment of esophageal function.

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Title: Identification of risk factors for postoperative dysphagia after primary anti-reflux surgery
Authors: Kazuto Tsuboi
Tommy H. Lee
András Legner
Fumiaki Yano
Thomas Dworak
Sumeet K. Mittal
Publication date: 01-03-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1302-9

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Identification of risk factors for postoperative dysphagia after primary anti-reflux surgery

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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