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However, postoperative quality of life (QoL) across different indications remains poorly explored. We explored one-year QoL outcomes using the GERD-Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) instrument across four common indications and further described the trends over 5\u00a0years.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>After IRB approval, we retrospectively queried data from a prospectively maintained database of patients who underwent elective minimally invasive ARS by a single surgeon (November 2017\u2013August 2023). Patients were included if they completed both a preoperative and 1-year postoperative GERD-HRQL questionnaire. Exclusion criteria were revisional surgeries, non-fundoplication procedures, emergencies, and lung transplantation. We analyzed one-year GERD-HRQL total and subcomponent scores (heartburn, dysphagia, regurgitation) and patient satisfaction by surgical indication: (i) volume reflux\/typical GERD, (ii) obstructive symptoms\/dysphagia, (iii) chronic bleeding\/anemia, and (iv) atypical GERD. Further, QoL trends and acid suppression therapy use were analyzed over five years among the entire cohort.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 83 patients were included. The proportion of eligible patients at 1, 2, 3, and 5\u00a0years was 83\/83 (100%), 31\/55 (56.4%), 24\/43 (55.8%), and 16\/26 (61.5%), respectively. The median total GERD-HRQL score of the entire cohort improved from 27 (IQR: 12.5\u201340.5) preoperatively to 0 (IQR: 0\u20134.5), 2 (IQR: 0\u201310.5), 3.5 (IQR: 2\u201312), and 1 (IQR: 0.75\u20134.5) at 1, 2, 3, and 5\u00a0years, respectively (all p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). At one year in the atypical GERD group, HRQL scores trended higher (i.e., worse QoL) and satisfaction trended lower.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Although ARS improves QoL and patient satisfaction over time, current practice and research lack a stratified approach based on surgical indications and patient needs. Defining clear patient phenotypes and establishing specific surgical and patient-centered outcomes for each group should be the next priority.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00464-025-11819-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,27]],"date-time":"2025-05-27T16:31:29Z","timestamp":1748363489000},"page":"4486-4495","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Quality of life after primary antireflux surgery: an analysis by primary indication"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"39","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7303-9550","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mark","family":"Shacker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3401-8623","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andr\u00e9s R.","family":"Latorre-Rodr\u00edguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Austin","family":"Reynolds","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sai","family":"Pidathala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7955-2454","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrew","family":"Keogan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2760-3891","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sumeet K.","family":"Mittal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"11819_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"280","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1572-0241.2007.01606.x","volume":"103","author":"BK Oelschlager","year":"2008","unstructured":"Oelschlager BK, Quiroga E, Parra JD, Cahill M, Polissar N, Pellegrini CA (2008) Long-term outcomes after laparoscopic antireflux surgery. 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