Abbreviations
From the following article
Surgical therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease
Renee C. Minjarez and Blair A. Jobe
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo56
ARS
antireflux surgery
BE
Barrett's esophagus
EGD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
EGJ
esophagogastric junction
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
LARS
laparoscopic antireflux surgery
LES
lower esophageal sphincter
LNF
laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
MII-pH
multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH-metry
PPI
proton pump inhibitor
QALY
quality adjusted life years
RCT
random controlled trial
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