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NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION FOR GASTRO‐OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
Author(s) -
O'Rourke I. C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb104256.x
Subject(s) - reflux , nissen fundoplication , heartburn , gastro , dysphagia , medicine , gastroenterology , surgery , general surgery , disease
Twenty‐four patients with gastro‐oesophageal reflux were treated by Nissen fundoplication over a three‐year period. In 22 patients the symptoms of heartburn, reflux, or dysphagia were abolished or dramatically improved. The operative technique, complications, and reasons for the less successful outcome in the remaining two cases are discussed.