NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION

Course overview

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE IS A COMMON ILLNESS THAT IMPACTS MANY PEOPLE IN THE MODERN ERA. IT IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE BUT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, RANGING FROM 18.1% TO 27.8% OF INDIVIDUALS. GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE MAY PRESENT WITH TYPICAL, ATYPICAL, AND EXTRAESOPHAGEAL SYMPTOMS. TYPICAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE HEARTBURN AND REGURGITATION; ATYPICAL ONES INCLUDE CHEST PAIN, DYSPHAGIA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, AND BLOATING; AND EXTRA-ESOPHAGEAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE A COUGH, HOARSENESS, PULMONARY SEQUELAE, AND LARYNGOTRACHEAL STENOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS OF THE NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS THAT UNDERGO THIS PROCEDURE.