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What is a Nissen fundoplication? [PDF]
, 1989 The name of Rudolf Nissen is associated with total fundophcation for control of gastroesophageal reflux. By total fundophcation, one understand the wrapping of the lower esophagus with the combination of the anterior and posterior wall of the fundus, much hke a Witzel type of gastrostomy.
G. Beauchamp +4 more
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Transabdominal Fundoplication (Nissen) [PDF]
, 1984 Reflux esophagitis without good response to medical therapy, whether or not an anatomical hiatus hernia is present. If a previous operation has been performed at the esophagogastric junction for reflux, a transthoracic or thoracoabdominal approach is preferred.
Jameson L. Chassin, Jameson L. Chassin
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European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca, 2002
Background: Laparoscopic surgery is beneficial to the patient but challenging for the surgeon. The visual axis is not the same as the operative axis. The surgeon must manipulate long, sharp instruments through a fixed opening under the control of a two-dimensional monitor and without the help of any tactile sensation.
Cadière, Guy-Bernard +6 more
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Background: Laparoscopic surgery is beneficial to the patient but challenging for the surgeon. The visual axis is not the same as the operative axis. The surgeon must manipulate long, sharp instruments through a fixed opening under the control of a two-dimensional monitor and without the help of any tactile sensation.
Cadière, Guy-Bernard +6 more
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2020
The Nissen fundoplication is the most frequently performed antireflux procedure around the world. Technical details are important to prevent intraoperative complications and postoperative troublesome side-effects. If performed correctly the procedure, especially in the laparoscopic version, can be very effective and durable as antireflux therapy. After
Karl-Hermann Fuchs +2 more
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The Nissen fundoplication is the most frequently performed antireflux procedure around the world. Technical details are important to prevent intraoperative complications and postoperative troublesome side-effects. If performed correctly the procedure, especially in the laparoscopic version, can be very effective and durable as antireflux therapy. After
Karl-Hermann Fuchs +2 more
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Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
2020This chapter discusses technical aspects of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication including instrumentation and equipment, patient positioning, trocar placement, and surgical steps. The authors also offer pearls and pitfalls.
Jihui Li +2 more
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The economics of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2003A major impetus for laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) is its purported cost savings compared with medical therapy, but few studies have examined these economic outcomes. The aim was to analyze health care costs and use among a cohort of patients undergoing LNF and compare them with patients with medically treated gastroesophageal reflux disease (
Christopher A. Dire +3 more
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Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in children
Surgical Endoscopy, 1995Laparoscopic surgery for the definitive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GOR) has become an accepted alternative to conventional techniques in adults. Although relatively rare, GOR in children represents an important clinical entity with symptoms including failure to thrive, nocturnal dyspnea, and vomiting.
G. S. M. Robertson +2 more
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Transabdominal Nissen Fundoplication [PDF]
, 2011 Nissen fundoplication is offered to patients who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) refractory to maximal medical management. The open transabdominal Nissen fundoplication which is an effective elective anti-reflux procedure has now been replaced by its laparoscopic counterpart.
Linda P. Zhang, Scott Q. Nguyen
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Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication in childhood
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1993An obese, 10-year-old boy presented with symptoms of pain and apnea due to gastroesophageal reflux that was unresponsive to medication. A laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication was performed, and the child was discharged from the hospital within 36 hours of the operation.
Kurt P. Schropp +2 more
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Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
2021Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common phenomenon in children, occurring in 7–20% of pediatric population. The treatment of pediatric GER has wide range of spectrum from a conservative treatment to surgical treatment. Fundoplication in infants, children and young people is considered for the patient with symptomatic reflux that has failed ...
Oliver J. Muensterer, Takafumi Kawano
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