Home /Research /Robotic Nissen Fundoplication: Alternative Surgical Technique for the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
SURGICAL

Robotic Nissen Fundoplication: Alternative Surgical Technique for the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

William H. Chapman, James A. Young, Robert J. Albrecht, Victor B. Kim, L. Wiley Nifong, W. Randolph Chitwood

Year
2001
Citations
31

Abstract

The first robotic Nissen fundoplication using the da Vinci robotic surgical system was performed on a 56-year-old woman with a 20-year history of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease refractory to medical management. The recovery was uneventful, and follow-up continues.

Keywords

MedicineNissen fundoplicationRefluxSurgeryRefractory (planetary science)Medical therapyDiseaseInternal medicine

Related papers

Browse all SURGICAL papers