A Nissen fundoplication, or laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication when performed via laparoscopic surgery, is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia. In reflux disease it is usually performed when medical therapy has failed, while for a paraesophageal hiatus hernia it is the first-line procedure; partial fundoplications are alternative procedures with somewhat different indications and outcomes.
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Nissen fundoplication is a standard surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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A Nissen fundoplication, or laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication when performed via laparoscopic surgery, is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia.
2. Nissen Fundoplication (Wikipedia)
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Dr. Rudolph Nissen (1896-1981) first performed the procedure in 1955 and published the results of two cases in a 1956 Swiss Medical Weekly.
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Who first performed the Nissen fundoplication?
Dr. Rudolph Nissen first performed it in 1955.
Dr. Rudolph Nissen (1896-1981) first performed the procedure in 1955 and published the results of two cases in 1956. It is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia, usually performed for reflux when medical therapy has failed.
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