Anti-reflux surgery
Alternate Names : Fundoplication, Nissen fundoplication, Belsey (Mark IV) fundoplication, Toupet fundoplication, Thal fundoplication, Hiatal hernia repair, Endoluminal fundoplication
After the Procedure
Patients who have laparoscopic surgery usually spend 1 to 3 days in hospital. Those who have open surgery may spend 2 to 6 days in the hospital after the procedure. Most patients go back to work 2 to 3 weeks after laparoscopic surgery and 4 to 6 weeks after open surgery.
Prognosis
Anti-reflux surgery repair is a safe operation. Heartburn and other symptoms should improve after surgery. But you may still need to take drugs for your heartburn after surgery.
Some people will need another operation in the future to treat new reflux symptoms or swallowing problems. This may happen if the stomach was wrapped around the esophagus too tightly, the wrap loosens, or a new hiatal hernia develops.
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