Annals of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Division of short gastric vessels at laparoscopic nissen fundoplication: a prospective double-blind randomized trial with 5-year follow-up.
To determine whether division of the short gastric vessels at laparoscopic fundoplication confers long-term clinical benefit to patients. ⋯ Division of the short gastric vessels during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication does not improve any measured clinical outcome at 5 years of follow-up and is associated with an increased incidence of "wind-related" problems.