how long has Dor fundoplication been around?

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Hi all,

I am wondering. How long has Dor Fundoplication (the HM treatment of choice)

been around? I find studies from 2005 etc where it was named the golden child

because it prevented reflux, but I am curious, while I watch everyone jump on

the dor fundo bandwagon, how long has it been used consistently? In other words

I question getting this done because I am afraid that it will raise LES pressure

in the long term, thinking 20+ years or so. I have to ask this forum cause if I

said this to a doctor they'd get offended. I read one study, can't find it, and

it did show a small increase in LES pressure in the dor vs. non-dor people, but

it wasn't a significant increase, and the study only spanned about 2 or 3 years.

My question is, after reading this study[1] and this study[2], how much does the

dor fundo increase pressure, and what are the longitudinal studies on that?

Thanks for any info anyone can give me.

S

[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10330937

[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21778895