Journal:
:journal of minimally invasive surgical sciences
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priscila rodrigues armijo department of surgery, school of medicine, federal university of sao paulo, sao paulo, brazil
fernando augusto mardiros herbella department of surgery, school of medicine, federal university of sao paulo, sao paulo, brazil; sao paulo hospital, surgical gastroenterology, division of esophagus and stomach, federal university of sao paulo, sao paulo, brazil. tel: +55-1199922824, fax: +55-1139267610
marco g. patti department of surgery, university of chicago, chicago, usa
conclusions a significant number of patients would benefit from surgical therapy to treat their gerd symptoms, but some incorrect beliefs still misguide the indications for the surgical procedure. results our review showed that: (a) the mortality rate of the surgical procedure is negligible and ppi therapy is also accompanied with mortality; (b) there is a 5% chance of severe dysphagia after an...
