The present paper is an update to and extension of the previous systematic review on the
primary care management of patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia (UD). The original …

Background: Studies examining the outcomes of surgery for gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD) have consisted primarily of case series. We sought to assess trends in both …

Objective To compare the cost and utility of healing and maintenance regimens of
omeprazole and laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) in the framework of the Canadian …

Hypothesis Longer experience of surgeons has reduced the rate of complications in
antireflux surgery. Design Comparison of the rate of serious complications between open …

Background. In addition to substituting for open surgery, minimally invasive surgery may
lower thresholds for intervention and thus increase overall utilization rates. The degree to …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the development and outcomes of laparoscopic
antireflux surgery in Germany using a nationwide representative survey. Methods A written …

OBJECTIVES The population impact of modern treatment on complicated gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) is not well understood. Our aim was to determine the current mortality …

Methods A questionnaire was mailed to 390 general surgeons in Ontario. It addressed the
surgeon's practice demographics, performance of both basic and advanced MIS procedures …

Background: The evolution of surgical technology has impacted on surgical practice. We
determined trends in surgical caseload for common benign biliary and uppergastrointestinal …

HEALTH CARE COSTS in the United States are climbing annually at a staggering rate.
Technology often is blamed for rising health care costs; however, some medical advances …