Arianna Vittori

BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with or without hiatal hernia (HH), affects millions of individuals worldwide, with a significant economic impact and loss of health-related quality of life…

BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with or without hiatal hernia (HH), affects millions of individuals worldwide, with a significant economic impact and loss of health-related quality of life…

Toupet fundoplication (TF) has been shown to have fewer adverse effects compared to Nissen fundoplication (NF), however, it is unknown whether the advantages of TF persist when comparing outcomes by the distensibility of post-fundoplication lower esophageal sphincter (LES)…

The aim of this study was to assess the association between interval between nCRT and

LUNCH AND TRAINEE JEOPARDY! 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LEADERSHIP FORUM, NETWORKING SESSION AND ROUNDTABLES 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: FUTURE SCENARIO PLANNING TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF SURGERY 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

BACKGROUND: Pathophysiology of GERD is complex and esophageal motility disorders are frequently contributing to the disease…

There is no consensus on the definition of failure after treatment in patients with esophageal achalasia. Indeed, the Eckardt score (ES) is commonly used to define clinical outcome, but objective metrics based on high-resolution manometry (HRM) or other diagnostic methods are lacking…