Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is the standard of care for patients with GERD; however, the long-term outcome of three antireflux procedures (Nissen, Thal, and Toupet) have not been adequately ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Among patients who underwent lung transplantation, laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication provided objective acid reflux control and preserved lung function and foregut motility, ...

Receding of the gastric contents to the oesophagus is called gastroesophageal reflux and can lead to inflammatory changes in the oesophagus and oesophageal mucosa damage. Frequent recurrences of the ...

Introduction: Obliterative bronchiolitis, the clinical manifestation of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), is a major complication of lung transplantation and one of the primary causes of ...

Pravin John, MD, and John Thanakumar, MD, perform a toupet fundoplication on a middle-age woman with a history of marked acid reflux with esophagitis. Toupet fundoplication was chosen and revealed a ...

I had a Lap Nissen in October 2004 because I had a reflux problem - so much so that my throat was sore constantly because of the acid - and a very small hernia. I eat very healthily and exercise ...