A laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication is considered the ... this procedure and has become familiar with the relevant anatomy from a laparoscopic perspective, it may be omitted.

The main surgery for stubborn heartburn is called fundoplication. The surgeon can either directly touch the parts of your body they're working on (open fundoplication), or they can use special ...

The transoral incisionless fundoplication, or TIF, procedure is a relatively mild surgical technique. It was developed to treat a particular medical condition called gastroesophageal reflux ...

Designed to restore anatomy and reconstruct the gastroesophageal ... the term “cTIF” as a consecutive Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication, which consists of a Hiatal Hernia Repair (HHR ...

Postvagotomy syndromes can be quite difficult to manage. Accidental vagus injury can occur during the fundoplication. Patients may develop symptoms of gastroparesis or severe diarrhea. An EGD ...

A total of 221 patients were randomly assigned to undergo either POEM (112 patients) or LHM plus Dor’s fundoplication (109 patients). Clinical success at the 2-year follow-up was observed in 83. ...

Since many patients experience worsening gastroesophageal reflux after a Heler myotomy, typically the surgeon will also perform a fundoplication (stomach wrap) at the same time to minimize this risk.

Using a transoral approach, the EsophyX Z+ device enables physicians to rebuild the gastroesophageal valve with a partial fundoplication technique that secures the tissue with dual deployment of ...