A Collis gastroplasty is a surgical procedure performed when the surgeon desires to create a Nissen fundoplication, but the portion of esophagus inferior to the diaphragm is too short, so there is not enough esophagus to wrap. A vertical incision is made in the stomach parallel to the left border of the esophagus, effectively lengthening the esophagus with a tube of stomach tissue so that a fundoplication can be constructed around it without tension.
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A Collis gastroplasty is a surgical procedure performed when the surgeon desires to create a Nissen fundoplication, but the portion of esophagus inferior to the diaphragm is too short.
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