AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 12 (December)

Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplasty (December 2002)

December 2002 pages 1-3 Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplasty Figure 1Figure 2 Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplasty is a procedure most commonly used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). First performed in 1991, it is now widely used throughout the world because of its effectiveness and low morbidity. Like the comparable, but higher morbidity, open procedure, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplasty is accomplished by loosely wrapping and then suturing the fundus of the stomach around the entire circumference of the lower esophagus at the esophagogastric junction. The effect is to strengthen and lengthen a poorly functioning lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which is a leading cause...

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