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Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

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Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is performed in selected patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease refractory (GERD) to medical management, or those who have developed complications of GERD. This chapter details the indications, preoperative preparation, pitfalls and danger points, and documentation. It gives details of operative strategy and technique.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive and Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA

    Michael N. Tran & Marcelo W. Hinojosa

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Correspondence to Marcelo W. Hinojosa .

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Carol E. H. Scott-Conner

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center/Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Andreas M. Kaiser

  3. Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA

    Ninh T. Nguyen

  4. Division of Surgical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Umut Sarpel

  5. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Sonia L. Sugg

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Tran, M.N., Hinojosa, M.W. (2022). Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Kaiser, A.M., Nguyen, N.T., Sarpel, U., Sugg, S.L. (eds) Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81415-1_18

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