Samuel Yelverton, MD, board certified general surgeon at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center addresses questions related to a common digestive disorder.

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When determining whether a hiatal hernia requires surgery ... fundoplication to relieve GERD. Fundoplication involves wrapping the upper part of your stomach around your esophagus to support ...

Obesity is associated with longer operative times and higher odds of complications than normal body mass index (BMI) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Although surgeons encounter ...

The surgery was approved to be funded by the NHS after assessing her, but was to take place in the private hospital Asked by Dr Shaw whether scars from previous gastric operations would present ...

Surgery to remove your stomach is called a gastrectomy. There are different types of gastrectomy. The type you have depends on the stage and position of your cancer. You might have: a subtotal or ...

The main surgery for stubborn heartburn is called fundoplication ... Then they'll wrap all or part of the top part of your stomach around the lower part of your esophagus and sew it in place.

This includes: Once you’ve been approved for surgery ... up around the area between your stomach and esophagus in a tube- or donutlike shape. A full fundoplication creates a ring around ...