• 1. Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Endovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P. R. China;
JI Feng, Email: jifenggreat@126.com
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Objective To evaluate laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).Methods A total of 20 patients with GERD and COPD underwent laparoscopic anti-reflux procedure in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2016 to December 2017. The reflux diagnostic questionnaire, pulmonary function, COPD assessment test scale, 24-hour esophageal pH-impedance monitoring and esophageal pressure measurement were performed in all patients. All drug-refractory patients underwent the laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery. After 12 months follow-up, the parameters of COPD and GERD were evaluated again.Results Twenty patients with COPD and GERD were successfully performed laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery, no hernia patch repair patient and death patient occurred. There was no esophageal rupture, bleeding, infection, and other serious postoperative complications. Although 8 patients had the different degree dysphagia and 10 patients had the different degree abdominal distention, they all relieved themselves. Twenty patients with GERD and COPD were followed up for 1 year. Compared with the values before treatment, the GERD symptom score, reflux times, DeMeester score, and COPD assessment test score of the patients were significantly reduced (P<0.05), the lower esophageal sphincter pressure, percentage of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) in the predicted value and FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) were significantly increased (P<0.05) after the treatment. According to the grading standard of The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), 5 cases of grade Ⅰ, 2 cases of grade Ⅱ and 1 case of grade Ⅲ were cured; 1 case of grade Ⅰ, 4 cases of grade Ⅱ and 4 cases of grade Ⅲ were improved; 1 case of grade Ⅰ, 1 case of grade Ⅱ and 1 case of grade Ⅳ were ineffective. The total effective rate was 85% (17/20).Conclusions COPD is closely related to GERD. Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery can not only effectively treat GERD, but also markedly improve COPD.

Citation: LI Zhitong, WANG Zhonggao, HAN Xinwei, LI Zhen, WU Gang, LI Chunxia, LI Chengdong, BAI Linfeng, JI Feng. Diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2020, 27(5): 546-551. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202001034 Copy

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