Evaluation of Antireflux Mucosectomy for Severe Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Medium-Term Results of a Pilot Study

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of study population.

Characteristics	All patients ()
Age [years]	59 [54-68]
Gender
Female	8 (62)
Male	5 (38)
BMI []	25.8 [25.0-28.1]
Duration of GERD symptoms [month]	62 [56-120]
Smoking	4 (31)
Esophagitis (LA classification)
A	12 (92)
B	1 (8)
Hill’s flap valve
1	4 (30)
2	6 (46)
3	3 (23)
4	0 (0)
Major symptoms
Heartburn DeMeester
2	1 (8)
3	12 (92)
Regurgitation DeMeester
1	2 (15)
2	6 (46)
3	5 (39)
Respiratory symptoms	1 (8)
Chest pain	2 (15)

Values are median (IQR) or numbers (%). BMI: body mass index; LA: Los Angeles.