Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for hiatus hernia: a case report
Teh, C.H.; Teoh, T.A.; Chua, C.L.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 25(5): 717-719
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-4602 PMID: 8924012 Document Number: 455026
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication has rapidly become an established technique in the management of severe or complicated reflux oesophagitis. We describe our initial experience with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in a 54-year-old man with intractable severe haemorrhagic oesophagitis and a large sliding hiatus hernia. The Rossetti modification of Nissen fundoplication was used as this is a surgical procedure eminently suited for the laparoscopic approach since minimal dissection is needed. The operative time taken was 260 minutes, there was minimal blood loss, minimal postoperative analgesia requirement and early return of bowel function.