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