Oor JE, et al. - In the current study, researchers assessed symptomatic outcome and need for surgical reintervention for patients identified with pathological esophageal acid exposure by routine postoperative 24-hour pH-monitoring. In terms of reflux control and satisfaction, pathological acid exposure was not identified to be associated with worse symptomatic outcome. This may be due to a reduction in the patients’ ability to perceive reflux following laparoscopic fundoplication. Findings thereby highlight the significance of assessing the association between symptomatic outcome and esophageal function tests in determining outcome of antireflux surgery.