[Reflux esophagitis: operative method in adults: fundoplication (author's transl)]

When the indications for fundoplication are correctly applied and followed, the standard anterior wall method has been proved both clinically and experimentally to be the best antireflux operation; it offers excellent immediate and long-term results. It is debatable whether it should be combined with a vagotomy when the peptic element is excessive, for while this approach is undisputed in the presence of an ulcerated draining path, it calls for important considerations in its manner of execution. Gastropexy alone is an inadequate solution in all its technical modifications: We reserve it as the operation of choice for cases of paraesophageal volvulus of the stomach.