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GERD Surgery
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GERD stands for GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease
Surgical Treatments Available
Laparoscopic Fundoplication Procedure
Four or five small punctures are made in the abdomen permitting insertion of a telescope for viewing and instruments to do the operation. This can be accomplished in some patients on an outpatient basis or with just one overnight stay in the hospital. The surgeon creates a collar using the fundus, although the area is smaller to work with. When performed by experienced surgeons, the Laparoscopic fundoplication procedure shows results that are equal to those of the open fundoplication procedure and recovery time is faster. This procedure may also be advised for patients without a hiatus hernia who suffer from severe reflux.
While some studies indicate that laparoscopic fundoplication improves GERD symptoms in 76% to 98% of people who have the surgery, no studies have proven that laparoscopic fundoplication surgery is effective in maintaining healing of the esophagus over the long term.
About 10% to 20% of the people who have surgery to relieve GERD symptoms continue to have symptoms or develop new problems (such as difficulty swallowing, intestinal gas, or bloating) after the surgery. These continuing or new symptoms may or may not respond to treatment with medications. Also, one study showed that 16% of the people needed second operations within 10 to 12 years to deal with complications caused by the first surgery.
All operations for GERD should be considered major surgery even if the operations are safe and the risks they pose are small. The aims of surgery for GERD are to correct any hernia which might exist and to wrap a portion of the stomach around the esophagus, thus creating a new valve mechanism to prevent reflux. If complications of GERD exist, such as scarring or ulcer formation, these are also corrected at the same time.
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