Laparoscopic calibrated total vs partial fundoplication following Heller myotomy for oesophageal achalasia

Table 1 Preoperative characteristics of the 2 patient groups

Features	Total fundoplication	Partial fundoplication	P-value
Sex	12 M; 14 F	14 M; 16 F
Age (yr, mean ± SD)	42.4 ± 14.3	43.3 ± 15.4	0.821
Weight (kg, mean ± SD)	71 ± 7.7	70.3 ± 7.14	0.711
Previous pneumatic dilation	2	2
Previous botulinum toxin injection	1	1
Duration of symptoms (mo), median (interquartile range)	7.5 (3.7-15.7)	7.5 (4.7-27.7)	0.432

¹Unpaired t-test;

²Mann-Whitney U-test. M: Male; F: Female.

Table 2 Surgical and early postoperative outcome in the 2 patient groups

Variables	Total fundoplication	Partial fundoplication	P-value
Median operating time (min), median (range)	90 (75-100)	90 (75-150)	0.021
Major intraoperative complications	1	1
Minor intraoperative complications	0	2
Lower oesophageal sphincter pressure (mean ± SD)	29.38 ± 0.5	24.1 ± 0.5	0.0012
Postoperative complications	1	2
Transfusions	0	0

¹Mann-Whitney U-test;

²Unpaired t-test.