Do patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and somatoform tendencies benefit from antireflux surgery?

CONCLUSION: Patients with GERD and associated somatoform disorders have significantly worse levels of quality of life. The latter patients can also benefit from laparoscopic fundoplication, however they will not reach a normal level. PMID: 30686906 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30686906?dopt=Abstract

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - January 21, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Fuchs HF, Babic B, Fuchs KH, Breithaupt W, Varga G, Musial F Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research