Anti-Reflux Surgery for Prevention of CLAD Onset After Lung Transplantation: The Earlier the Better? A Single-Center Series of 284 Patients

Purpose: GERD is highly prevalent after lung transplantation (LTx), and suspected to favor chronic lung allograft disease (CLAD) development, mainly in its bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) phenotype. Preventive effect of antireflux surgery (ARS) on BOS/CLAD onset in patients with GERD still remains debated. We aimed to compare the outcome of GERD patients with or without performed ARS, and those without GERD.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: A. Hamid, A. Vall ée, S. Rong, S. De Miranda, O. Boche, J. Rouillet-Audy, M. Stern, D. Grenet, L. Beaumont, F. Parquin, S. Colin De Verdiere, C. Picard, B. Zuber, J. Devaquet, J. Fessler, M. Le Guen, J. De Wolf, C. Pricopi, M. Glorion, E. Sage, A. Roux, Source Type: research