Gastroenterol Res

Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 4, August 2010, pages 163-166

Quality of Life and Symptomatology Before and After Nissen Fundoplication

Figures

Figure 1. Comparison of symptomatology pre- and post-operatively.

Figure 2. Mean QOL differences (1 = not affected at all and 5 = extremely affected).

Table

**Table 1.** Post-operative Changes in Symptoms and Quality of Life for 52 Patients
Symptom	Average score before	Average score after	Mean of difference	C.I. (95%)	P value
Heartburn	3.63	1.566	2.057	(1.696, 2.417)	< 0.0001
Dysphagia	1.759	2.038	0.264	(-0.639, 0.111)	0.163
Regurgitate	3.259	1.623	1.679	(1.164, 2.194)	< 0.0001
Burping/Belching	3.667	2.453	1.208	(0.68, 1.735)	< 0.0001
Bloatedness	3.315	2.868	0.434	(-0.121, 0.989)	0.1229
Flatulence	2.981	3.83	0.868	(0.419, 1.317)	0.0003
Diff. lying down	3.907	1.566	2.358	(1.922, 2.795)	< 0.0001
QOL	4.434	1.574	2.849	(2.450, 3.247)	< 0.0001