Most patients are eligible to undergo minimally invasive surgery, commonly called laparoscopic or robotic surgery ... typically the surgeon will also perform a fundoplication (stomach wrap) at the ...

A new study published in the journal of BMC Surgery showed that the laparoscopic "tunnel" approach significantly reduces the ...

In contrast, the setting for a laparoscopic myotomy (the same as that for a laparoscopic fundoplication) is much easier for the patient, the anesthesiologist, and the OR personnel. In addition ...

running their own independent inpatient general surgery service and staffing their own weekly outpatient clinic. It is anticipated that fellows will learn to master laparoscopic and robotic gastric ...

Currently, my average operating time for a laparoscopic fundoplication is approximately 2 hours. I start patients on a soft mechanical diet on the morning of postoperative day 1 and usually ...