Nissen Fundoplication

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The Nissen Fundo procedure uses a twist and suture which causes access to the esophagus to be closed off during a stomach muscle contraction. The stomach contraction tightens the twisted sutures and closes off access to the esophagus durring the contraction, however in between stomach contractions the access is open allowing food and liquid to come down and enter the stomach.
If a feeding tube is hooked up it can force fluid into the stomach, in between stomach contractions, when access to the e...Read the full article