• 1. Department of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Rocket Force General Hospital, PLA, Beijing 100088, China;
  • 2. Vascural Surgery Department, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China;
WANGZhong-gao, Email: zhonggaowang@126.com
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Objective To investigate the individualized management of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) secondary to scleroderma, particularly the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication for this entity. Methods From June, 2011 to June, 2014 six inpatient cases had severe GERD secondary to scleroderma were documented. Endoscopy, esophageal high-resolution manometry and 24 hours reflux monitoring were applied for GERD evaluation. Maintenance of conservative treatment was carried out for the 2 cases who responsed well to medication therapy, laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication was done for the 4 cases who had extraesophageal symptom and not well controlled by medication. The patients were followed-up for an average of 2.2 years (1 to 4 years) after discharge, and endoscopic was rechecked during the followed-up. Results The esophageal symptom of regurgitation, heartburn and dysphagia, as well as the extraesophageal symptom of cough and asthma significantly relieved during followed-up, meanwhile the anti-reflux medication was reduced or stopped in all the patients. For the 4 surgical patient, one had partial recurrence and no complication occurred. Conclusions The management of severe GERD secondary to scleroderma could follow the strategy of controlling the primary disease, living adjustment, anti-reflux medication and surgery step by step. The laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication may be safe, effective and feasible for the medication unmet patients, it deserves further studies.

Citation: HU Zhi-wei, WU Ji-min, WANG Zhong-gao, ZHANG Yu, JI Tao, YAN Chao, DU Xing. Individualized Management of Severe Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Secondary to Scleroderma: Case Study and Literature Review. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2016, 23(10): 1214-1219. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.20160312 Copy

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