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Nissen Fundoplication - Articles
SURGERY FOR GASTRIC REFLUX
by
Dr. Anshu Gupta
Posted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm
and discomfort.
Fundoplication, usually a specific variation called Nissen fundoplication, is the standard surgical treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux (GERD). The upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the LES to strengthen the sphincter and prevent acid reflux and to repair a hiatal hernia.
This fundoplication procedure may be done using a laparoscope
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Question???
by
Phoenix
Posted
Fri 23 Apr 2010 12:00am
that have worked please tell me about them.
My next need for help is! The next step is a Nissen fundoplication . This surgery comes with it's own complications for a CF child. Have
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Thursday, December 30th, 2010
by
peytonsparents
Posted
Fri 31 Dec 2010 9:04am
issues with the new placement. Many kids with a g tube also have the Nissen fundoplication procedure to prevent excessive vomiting and GERD. Luckily, my vomiting has never been
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Is that a Bedside or Bed's Eye View?
by
Tiffany
Posted
Thu 08 Jan 2009 2:53pm
iliminate this potential threat through a stomach sugery called a Nissen Fundoplication. For better or worse, I agreed.
When consulting with the GI surgeon, I asked all... a year before I could eat normally again. The Nissen Fundoplication had turned out to be far from easy.
To be fair, I know other people who have had this procedure and I
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Prayers & thoughts for...
by
Catherine
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm
Moriah, who undergoes her Nissen Fundoplication surgery today. Victoria & Justin are also preparing themselves for Moriah's second and very complicated open heart surgery on 14 November which Dr Hanley at Stanford is performing so we have two months of prayers to collect for them til then. Moriah is still intubated but her pain is under control
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New study finds summer is peak s...
by
Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Fri 10 Oct 2008 2:08pm
examined medical records of eight patients who had esophageal eosinophilia (high levels of eosinophils in the esophagus) and who had undergone prior Nissen fundoplication, an anti.... Dellon, "When considering patients with refractory GERD for Nissen fundoplication, especially those who are proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) non-responders, it may be prudent to perform
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Patience!
by
Sarah M.
Posted
Sat 21 Feb 2009 11:39pm
Wills is still kind of stable but took a teeny step back today from 20 mls to 10 mls per hour diorylte. His gut stopped working again during the night with only the tinyist of dribble coming through his stoma. At lunch time, he was wretching violently. He can't be sick as he has had a Nissen's Fundoplication - an operation to stop stuff refluxing up from
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Failure to Thrive
by
Lisa ..
Posted
Wed 05 May 2010 5:00am
has gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) . In fact, in the 5 minutes of the test she refluxed 6 times. So in addition to the g-tube surgery she will also have nissen fundoplication surgery . This is where they take part of the stomach and wrap it around the esophagus to help strengthen the valve that stops fluids from backing back up into the esophagus
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GERD or Acid Reflux or Heartburn
by
Dr. Anshu Gupta
Posted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm
of drugs and discomfort.
Fundoplication, usually a specific variation called Nissen fundoplication, is the standard surgical treatment for GERD. The upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the LES to strengthen the sphincter and prevent acid reflux and to repair a hiatal hernia.
This fundoplication procedure may be done using a laparoscope
Read on »
