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LAPAROSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATION: A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE TECHNIQUE AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE
Author(s) -
Falk Gregory L.,
Brancatisano Roy P.,
Hollinshead John,
Moulton John
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1992.tb07656.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , general surgery , surgery , cholecystectomy , hospital discharge
The technique of laparoscopic fundoplication and its hospital management are described. Thirty day results in seven patients demonstrate the decreased insult to the patient, early discharge and early return to usual function, similar to that seen in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.