Table 1 Demographics and Symptom Distribution Preoperatively

Gender, n

 Female

8

 Male

5

Age, years

 Mean ± SD

64.7 ± 5.4

 Range

54—73

 BMI,kg/m2

23.7 ± 3.1

 Hypertension

1

 Diabetes

2

Symptom distribution, n

 Dysphagia

10

 Heartburn/reflux

9

 Regurgitation

7

 Epigastric/abdominal pain

4

 Nausea

3

 Chest pain

3

 Vomiting

2

 Asymptomatic

1

Symptom number per patient, n

 0

1

 1

7

 2

3

 3

2

 GERD-Q score

10.4 ± 3.0

Prior repair data

 Time from initial repair to recurrent repair, year, median

3

 Range

2–10

Numbers of prior repairs, n

 1

10

 2

3

Prior repair types, n

 Laparoscopic operation

10

 Open abdominal operation

2

 Endoscopic operation

1

Prior fundoplication types, n

 Nissen fundoplication

10

 Toupet fundoplication

2

 No fundoplication

1

 Hiatal surface area, cm²

14.4 (4.3—22.9)