Does ineffective oesophageal motility affect the clinical outcome of open Nissen fundoplication?
Patients with IOM did not have an increased rate of dysphagia after total fundoplication compared with those with normal motility, but they did have a higher rate of recurrence of endoscopic and pH-proven reflux.
Our results indicate that renal wrap hypertension is unrelated to plasma angiotensin II levels and related to the inflammatory damage caused by the external compression of the kidney.