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fundoplication
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fundoplication /fun·do·pli·ca·tion/ (fun″do-plĭ-ka´shun) mobilization of the lower end of the esophagus and plication of the fundus of the stomach up around it.
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Nissen fundoplication for control of gastroesophageal reflux.

fun·do·pli·ca·tion (fnd-pl-kshn)
n.
The surgical procedure of tucking or folding the fundus of the stomach around the esophagus to prevent reflux, used in the repair of a hiatal hernia.

Fundoplication
A surgical procedure that increases pressure on the LES by stretching and wrapping the upper part of the stomach around the sphincter.
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fundoplication
[fun′dəplikā′shən]
Etymology: L, fundus, bottom, plicare, to fold
a surgical procedure involving making tucks (plication) in the fundus of the stomach around the lower end of the esophagus. The operation is used in the treatment of gastroesophageal and paraesophageal hernias. See also plication.

fundoplication [fun″do-pli-ka´shun]
mobilization of the lower end of the esophagus and plication of the fundus of the stomach up around it, in the treatment of reflux esophagitis that may be associated with disorders such as hiatal hernia.

fundoplication
(fun´dōplkā´shn),
n a surgical procedure involving making tucks in the fundus of the stomach around the inferior end of the esophagus. The operation is used in the treatment of gastric acid reflux into the esophagus.

fundoplication
mobilization of the lower end of the esophagus and plication of the fundus of the stomach up around it, in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Two modifications of this procedure are the Belsey and Nissen fundoplication techniques.

fundoplication
Surgery The operative revision of the esophagogastric junction to prevent gastroesophageal reflux, GERD and recurring lung aspiration of gastric content. See Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Nissen procedure.


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