RT Book, Section
A1 Ellison, E. Christopher
A1 Zollinger, Robert M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127272238
T1 FUNDOPLICATION, LAPAROSCOPIC
T2 Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, 10e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179755-9
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127272238
RD 2024/04/16
AB Symptomatic  gastroesophageal  reflux  disease  is  the  most  common  indication  for  laparoscopic  fundoplication  using  the  floppy  360-degree  Nissen  technique.  The  clinical  presentation  and  diagnostic  workup  are  described  in  detail  in  Chapter  34.  Repeated  episodes  of  aspiration  pneumonia  or  asthma  triggered  by  reflux  are  significant  indications.  Intolerance  to  medical  management  with  proton  pump  inhibitors,  noncompliance  with  recommended  medication  regimens,  and  the  cost  of  lifelong  medications  represent  additional  indications  for  this  procedure.