Laparoscopic calibrated total vs partial fundoplication following Heller myotomy for oesophageal achalasia

Table 2 Surgical and early postoperative outcome in the 2 patient groups

Variables	Total fundoplication	Partial fundoplication	P-value
Median operating time (min), median (range)	90 (75-100)	90 (75-150)	0.021
Major intraoperative complications	1	1
Minor intraoperative complications	0	2
Lower oesophageal sphincter pressure (mean ± SD)	29.38 ± 0.5	24.1 ± 0.5	0.0012
Postoperative complications	1	2
Transfusions	0	0

¹Mann-Whitney U-test;

²Unpaired t-test.