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Vertical Silastic Ring Gastroplasty with Nissen Fundoplication Prevents Reflux
1Department of Surgery, The University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, 89102, USA.
Obesity Surgery
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
Optimal management of coexisting morbid obesity and gastroesophageal reflux is not known. Silastic ring vertical gastroplasty is an effective treatment for morbid obesity, and Nissen fundoplication is effective in treating gastroesophageal reflux. We combined these two procedures in an animal model and found protection against gastroesophageal reflux without any deleterious effects on pouch emptying.