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01.12.2004 | Letter to the Editor
The myth of the short esophagus
verfasst von:
Z. T. Awad
Erschienen in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Ausgabe 12/2004
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Excerpt
I read with interest the recent article by Madan et al. which suggests that the incidence of short esophagus (SE) is much lower than that reported by a number of recently published trials [
1]. The authors retrospectively reviewed 628 fundoplications and found no cases of SE. I feel uncomfortable with their contention that “with proper mobilization, clinically the entity described as “short esophagus” may not exist [
2]. The Madan study contradicts data from the literature that 3–14% of patients who undergo antireflux surgery have a SE [
1]. Most esophageal surgeons would not agree that different techniques and methods were developed and perfected throughout the years to treat a nonexisting condition. …