Research Article
Short- and Long-Term, 11–22 Years, Results after Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in Obese versus Nonobese Patients
Table 4
Long-term follow-up data.
| | All | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | value |
| Patients number | 201 | 43 | 89 | 69 | | Follow-up interval y, mean (range) | 16 (11–21) | 15.8 (11–21) | 15.5 (11–21) | 15.1 (11–21) | | Incisional hernia | 2 | / | 1 | 1 | 0.480 | Dysphagia number (%) | 34 (16.9) | 8 (18.6) | 15 (16.8) | 11 (15.9) | 0.150 | <6 months | 27 (13.4) | 6 (13.9) | 12 (13.4) | 9 (13) | | >6 months | 7 (3.4) | 2 (4.6) | 3 (3.3) | 2 (2.8) | | Dilatation | 4 (2) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.4) | 0.082 | Reoperation | 3 (1.5) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0.088 | Bloating number (%) | 35 (17.4) | 6 (13.9) | 13 (14.6) | 16 (23.1) | 0.386 | Endoscopic data number (%) | | | | | | No esophagitis (NERD) | 33 (16.4) | 4 (9.3) | 11 | 18 | 0.0001 | Esophagitis (ERD) | 55 (27.3) | 5 (11.6) | 19 | 31 | 0.0001 | Reflux recurrence number (%) | 27 (13.4) | 1 (2.3) | 7 | 19 | 0.0001 | Reoperation | 7 | / | 1 | | 0.0001 | (A) Wrap undone | 4 | / | 1 | 3 | 0.460 | (B) Fundoplication herniation | 3 | / | / | 3 | 0.322 |
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