Sources of information on surgical options for patients undergoing antireflux surgery: a single-center questionnaire-based survey.

The results of this investigation show that a large number of patients who underwent antireflux surgery learned about the operation through the media and recommendations from relatives or friends rather than physicians at the hospital. Notably, physicians specializing in GERD need to increase their knowledge of the disease and surgical treatment options to provide correct medical information to patients and to conduct media campaigns.