Reoperative Antireflux Surgery for Failed Fundoplication: An Analysis of Outcomes in 275 Patients Omar Awais, DO, James D. Luketich, MD, Matthew J. Schuchert, MD, Christopher R. Morse, MD, Jonathan Wilson, BS, William E. Gooding, MS, Rodney J. Landreneau, MD, Arjun Pennathur, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 3, Pages 1083-1090 (September 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.088 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Construction of the neoesophagus with an endo GIA (gastrointestinal anastomosing) stapler. (Reprinted from Pierre AF, et al, Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:1909–16 [12], with permission from Elsevier.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1083-1090DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.088) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier plot of the probability of failure-free survival. Bars are 95% confidence intervals for probability of failure. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1083-1090DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.088) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Frequency histograms of dysphagia scores (A) before (PRE) and (B) after (POST) reoperative antireflux surgery. Lower scores indicate improved dysphagia. Postoperative scores were significantly lower (improved) (signed rank p < 0.0001). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1083-1090DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.088) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions