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A member asked:

What is the success rate for lpr surgery? i'm young and don't want to have this the rest of my life and i don't want it doing damage either

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Good article for you: Your question is best addressed by the following reference: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 May;14(5):678-685. Gastroesophageal Acid Reflux Control 5 Years After Antireflux Surgery, Compared With Long-term Esomeprazole Therapy. Hatlebakk JG et al. -- an abstract of which can be found at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26226096

Answered 5/24/2016

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