Patient description and treatment discontinuation
| Medical treatment | Surgery | |
| Randomised | 155 | 155 |
| Excluded due to | ||
| Oesophagitis not verified | — | 1 |
| No intake of medication | 1 | — |
| Lung cancer | — | 1 |
| Refused surgery | — | 9 |
| Included in the analysis | 154 | 144 |
| Baseline characteristics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 115 | 110 |
| Female | 39 | 34 |
| Age (y) | ||
| <50 | 60 | 69 |
| 50–64 | 65 | 55 |
| >64 | 29 | 20 |
| Duration of GORD | ||
| 1–5 y | 48 | 45 |
| 6–10 y | 44 | 43 |
| >10 y | 62 | 56 |
| Barrett's oesophagus | 26 | 22 |
| Strictures | 9 | 11 |
| Withdrawn due to | ||
| Adverse event | 10 | 3 |
| Non-compliance/refusal | 6 | 12 |
| Lost to follow up/other | 5 | 7 |
| Completed 5 y follow up | 133 | 122 |