In a Dor ( anterior ) fundoplication, the fundus is laid over the top of the esophagus; while in a Toupet ( posterior ) fundoplication, the fundus is wrapped around the back of the esophagus.
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In a Dor ( anterior ) fundoplication, the fundus is laid over the top of the esophagus; while in a Toupet ( posterior ) fundoplication, the fundus is wrapped around the back of the esophagus.
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In " gas bloat syndrome ", fundoplication can alter the mechanical ability of the stomach to eliminate swallowed air by endoscopic balloon dilatation or repeat surgery to revise the Nissen fundoplication to a partial fundoplication may be necessary.
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In " gas bloat syndrome ", fundoplication can alter the mechanical ability of the stomach to eliminate swallowed air by endoscopic balloon dilatation or repeat surgery to revise the Nissen fundoplication to a partial fundoplication may be necessary.
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In " gas bloat syndrome ", fundoplication can alter the mechanical ability of the stomach to eliminate swallowed air by endoscopic balloon dilatation or repeat surgery to revise the Nissen fundoplication to a partial fundoplication may be necessary.
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In contrast, surgery for achalasia is generally accompanied by either a " Dor " or " Toupet " partial fundoplication, which is less likely than a Nissen wrap to aggravate the dysphagia that characterizes achalasia.
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Another of the 2015 reviews was a narrative literature review, noted its long history of use, and found the procedure safe and effective, and noted that the procedure complemented drug treatment and fundoplication, providing a useful option.
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In fundoplication, the gastric fundus ( upper part ) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the inferior part of the esophagus, preventing herniation of the stomach through the hiatus in the diaphragm and the reflux of gastric acid.
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In 2015 an American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline noted that the quality of evidence was low for Stretta and the other available endoscopic treatment for GERD ( transoral incisionless fundoplication ) and called for better research to be conducted; it suggested that endoscopic treatments for GERD be considered.
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In Dor or anterior fundoplication, which is the most common method, part of the stomach ( the fundus ) is laid over the front of the oesophagus and stitched into place so that whenever the stomach contracts, it also closes off the oesophagus instead of squeezing stomach acids into it.
