Bonnie: Huh! So I’m doing a Nissen gastric fundoplication; and you’re doing…yet another appendectomy. How fun for you! Turk: Please, you call that smack-talk? You shoulda asked me how it ...

Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy with Partial Fundoplication Minimally invasive surgical procedures for primary esophageal motility disorders (achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm, and nutcracker ...

Rapid gastric emptying, also referred to as dumping syndrome, is a condition characterized by undigested food getting empty too quickly into the small intestine. It is usually a result of stomach ...

The TIF 2.0 procedure is a minimally invasive procedure that enables physicians to perform an endoscopic gastric fundoplication.

The cause of gastric ulceration after fundoplication is unclear, though alkaline reflux, gastric distention, stitch abscess, and ischemia may be contributing factors. 13,14 It has been postulated ...

Is it advisable to do a Billroth II with Roux-en-y in a patient with GERD and a failed Nissen fundoplication?

For patients undergoing bariatric surgery with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and/or hiatal hernia, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) with concomitant hiatal hernia repair (HHR) and SG with ...

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and outcomes of antireflux surgery in lung transplant recipients (LTRs) with BOS and associated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Materials ...

It is anticipated that fellows will learn to master laparoscopic and robotic gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric fundoplication, Heller myotomy and minimally invasive hernia repair, including ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Among patients who underwent lung transplantation, laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication provided objective acid reflux control and preserved lung function and foregut motility ...

Children with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) tend to be treated medically, using drugs that suppress gastric acid production. Surgery is sometimes necessary, however, when medical therapy ...

Rapid gastric emptying, also referred to as dumping syndrome, is a condition characterized by undigested food getting empty too quickly into the small intestine. It is usually a result of stomach ...