Results 281 to 290 of about 30,734 (316)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2008The dissection is started performing a crural dissection with visualization and preservation of both vagus nerves, followed by circumferential dissection of the esophagus at the gastro-esophageal junction. Adequate intra-mediastinal mobilization of the esophagus is performed to obtain 3-4 cm of intra-abdominal esophagus without undue downward traction ...
Dirk Van Raemdonck +6 more
openaire +3 more sources
Effectiveness of Fundoplication or Gastrojejunal Feeding in Children With Neurologic Impairment.
Hospital Pediatrics, 2017BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), aspiration, and secondary complications lead to morbidity and mortality in children with neurologic impairment (NI), dysphagia, and gastrostomy feeding.
B. Stone +8 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Gastrointestinal complications of fundoplication
Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2005In children with medically refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), fundoplication is effective and safe. However, in a subset of patients, gastrointestinal dysfunction occurs postoperatively. Symptoms include chest pain, persistent dysphagia in 5%, gas bloat in 2% to 4%, diarrhea in up to 20%, and dumping syndrome in up to 30%.
openaire +3 more sources
Post-fundoplication symptoms: The role for endoscopic assessment of fundoplication integrity
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2001Fundoplication is now almost exclusively a laparoscopic procedure. The aim of this study was the comparison of the diagnostic usefulness of endoscopy and barium esophagram in the detection of fundoplication abnormalities.Twenty-two patients presented with symptoms post-laparoscopic (Nissen) fundoplication that included dysphagia (14 patients ...
Benson T. Massey +4 more
openaire +2 more sources
Robotic fundoplication in children
Pediatric Surgery International, 2006Since January 2006, robotic assistance has been used for performing minimal invasive laparoscopic fundoplications in children. These patients were compared with those operated on with either the open surgical technique or the laparoscopic procedure. The first six children operated on with a fundoplication using the operation robot, da Vinci Surgical ...
Christina Clementson Kockum +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Robotic laparoscopic fundoplication
Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2005Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a very common disorder, and both medical and surgical treatments have shown outstanding results. Whereas proton pump inhibitors are the mainstay of treatment, laparoscopic fundoplication has become a very attractive alternative due to its efficacy and low morbidity.
James R. Korndorffer +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Transthoracic or Transabdominal Fundoplication
Archives of Surgery, 1973To the Editor .—In their excellent article in the February issue of theArchives(106:164, 1973) entitled "Postoperative Diaphragmatic Herniation Following Transthoracic Fundoplication," Drs. Balison, Macgregor, and Woodward describe the importance of the complications.
openaire +2 more sources
Ineffective esophageal motility is not a contraindication to total fundoplication
Surgical Endoscopy, 2020A. Laliberté +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source