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, CONTRAINDICATIONS OF THE NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PATIENTS.