Although the first laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication was performed almost two decades ago, division of the short gastric vessels is still controversially discussed. The aim of this prospectively randomized trial was to evaluate the clinical and functional outcome following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with division versus saving of the short gastric vessels during short- and long-term follow-up.
Division of the short gastric vessels during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: clinical and functional outcome during long-term follow-up in a prospectively randomized trial.
Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Center of Operative Medicine, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
