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GERD Surgery
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GERD stands for GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease
Surgical Treatments Available
Partial Fundoplication
Partial fundoplication (toupet procedure) involves wrapping the stomach only partway around the esophagus. Full fundoplication involves wrapping the stomach around the esophagus so that it completely encircles it. Most fundoplication surgery uses the full fundoplication method.
Gastropexy
Gastropexy involves attaching the stomach to the diaphragm so that the stomach cannot move through the opening in the diaphragm into the chest. Fundoplication is done more often than gastropexy.
Angelchik Ring
An artificial ring called an Angelchik ring may be surgically placed around the esophagus to reinforce the valve called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) between the esophagus and stomach. Because of complications involved with its use (such as movement of the ring to other places in the body), this procedure is now rarely used.
Patients should discuss these and other risk factors with their physicians, who can evaluate their condition and advise them on an appropriate treatment plan. It is important that patients follow the treatment plan advised by their physicians.
Glossary For This Page
Diaphragm
Pronounced - DY-uh-fram
The muscle wall between the chest and the abdomen. It is the major muscle that the body uses for breathing.
Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
Pronounced - LOH-wur uh-saw-fuh-JEE-ul SFEENK-tur
The muscle between the esophagus and stomach. When a person swallows, this muscle relaxes to let food pass from the esophagus to the stomach. It stays closed at other times to keep stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus.
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