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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;115:281-285
© 1998 Mosby, Inc.

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY

Early Experience And Learning Curve Associated With Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

From the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn.

Read at the Twenty-third Annual Meeting of The Western ThoracicSurgical Association, Napa, Calif., June 25-28, 1997.

Received for publication July 8, 1997; revisions requested July 31, 1997; revisions received Sept. 24, 1997; accepted for publication Sept. 30, 1997. Address for reprints: Claude Deschamps, MD, Section of GeneralThoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, 200 First St., SW,Rochester, MN 55905.

Background: Laparoscopic approach for hiatal hernia repair is relatively new. Information on the learning curve is limited.
Methods: From January 1994 to September 1996, 280 patients underwent antireflux surgery at our institution. A laparoscopic repair was attempted in 60 patients (21.4%). There were 38 men and 22 women. Median age was 49 years (range 21 to 78 years). Indications for operation were gastroesophageal reflux in 59 patients and a large paraesophageal hernia in one. A Nissen fundoplication was performed in all patients; 53 (88.3%) had concomitant hiatal hernia repair.

Results: In eight patients (13.3%) the operation was converted to an open procedure. Median operative time for the 52 patients who had laparoscopic repair was 215 minutes (range 104 to 320 minutes). There were no deaths. Complications occurred in five patients (9.6%). Median hospitalization was 2 days (range 1 to 5 days). Median operative time and median hospitalization were significantly longer in the first 26 patients than in the subsequent 25 patients (248 vs 203 minutes and 2 days vs 1 day, respectively; p = 0.03). Seven of the first 30 patients (23.3%) required laparotomy as compared with two of the second 30 (6.7%) (p = 0.07). Follow-up in the 51 patients who had laparoscopic fundoplication for reflux was complete in 50 (98.0%) and ranged from 7 to 38 months (median 13 months). Functional results were classified as excellent in 34 patients (68.0%), good in 6 (12.0%), fair in 7 (14.0%), and poor in 3 (6.0%). Three patients were reoperated on for recurrent reflux symptoms at 5, 5, and 11 months.

Conclusions: We conclude that laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication can be performed safely. The operative time, hospitalization, and conversion rate to laparotomy are higher during the early part of the exprience, but all are reduced after the learning curve.

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