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Simultaneous Laryngopharyngeal and Conventional Esophageal pH Monitoring

In addition to typical reflux symptoms, many patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) present with extraesophageal symptoms such as cough, ...

University of Cologne

The clinical presentation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) shows a large symptom variation also in different intensities among patients. As several studies have shown, there is a large overlap in the symptomatic spectrum between proven GERD and other disorders such as dyspepsia, functional heartburn and/or somatoform disorders.

Do patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and somatoform tendencies benefit from antireflux surgery?

When gastroesophageal reflux contents reach above the upper esophageal sphincter, patients may, in addition to typical reflux symptoms, present with atypical, extraesophageal symptoms related to laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Surgical treatment of LPR has shown to lead to 70% symptom improvement, however no gold standard for the diagnosis of LPR exists. In 2007, the Restech Dx-pH was released as a valid method to measure acid exposure above the upper esophageal sphincter. Recently, a new software update was introduced for analysis of measured pH data and calculation of composite scores. The effect of the changes applied to the new software version have not yet been analyzed.

Software improvement for evaluation of laryngopharyngeal pH testing (Restech) - a comparison between DataView 3 and 4.

Anastomotic leak is one of the most severe postoperative complications and is therefore considered a benchmark for the quality of surgery for esophageal cancer. There is substantial debate on which anastomotic technique is the best for patients undergoing Ivor Lewis esophagectomy. Our standardized technique is a circular stapled anastomosis with either a 25 or 28 mm anvil. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze whether the stapler diameter had an impact on postoperative anastomotic leak rates during a 4-year time frame from 2016 to 2020. A total of 632 patients (open, hybrid, and totally minimally invasive esophagectomy) met the inclusion criteria. A total of 214 patients underwent an anastomosis with a 25 mm stapler vs. 418 patients with a 28 mm stapler. Anastomotic leak rates were 15.4% vs. 10.8%, respectively ( = 0.0925). Stapler size should be chosen according to the individual anatomical situation of the patient. Stapler size may be of higher relevance in patients undergoing totally minimally invasive reconstruction.

Does Circular Stapler Size in Surgical Management of Esophageal Cancer Affect Anastomotic Leak Rate? 4-Year Experience of a European High-Volume Center.

Benjamin Babic

Department of General,
Visceral,
Cancer and Transplant Surgery,
Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplant Surgery

University of Cologne

Simultaneous Laryngopharyngeal and Conventional Esophageal pH Monitoring

Benjamin Babic

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University of Cologne

Simultaneous Laryngopharyngeal and Conventional Esophageal pH Monitoring

Department of General,
Visceral,
Cancer and Transplant Surgery,
Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplant Surgery