Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Medical Center will broadcast
laparoscopic nissen
fundoplication surgery live
over the internet on
Wednesday, November 29, 6:00
pm Central time.Laparoscopic
nissen fundoplication is a
minimally invasive procedure
to correct gastroesophagel
reflux disease (GERD). This
procedure alleviates chronic<
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Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Medical Center will broadcast
laparoscopic nissen
fundoplication surgery live
over the internet on
Wednesday, November 29, 6:00
pm Central time.Laparoscopic
nissen fundoplication is a
minimally invasive procedure
to correct gastroesophagel
reflux disease (GERD). This
procedure alleviates chronic
heartburn in people whose
condition cannot be controlled
by either lifestyle changes or
medication. Symptoms include a
burning sensation from the
chest to the throat which is
caused by severe
gastroesophageal reflux due to
a weak valve muscle between
the stomach and the
esophagus.Gastroesophageal
reflux disease, or GERD,
occurs when the lower
esophageal sphincter (LES)
does not close properly and
stomach contents leak back, or
reflux, into the esophagus.
The LES is a ring of muscle at
the bottom of the esophagus
that acts like a valve between
the esophagus and stomach. The
esophagus carries food from
the mouth to the stomach.

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Tags surgery, Les, heartburn, reflux, gerd, nissen, fundoplication, gastroesphagel, esophagus, or-live