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2. Nissen fundoplication - Wikipedia

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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. In GERD, it is usually performed when medical therapy has failed; but, with a Type II (paraesophageal) hiatus hernia, it is the first-line procedure.

3. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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   A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, commonly called a lap-band, A band, or LAGB, is an inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to decrease food consumption. Adjustable gastric band surgery is an example of bariatric surgery designed for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of ...

4. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Gastric bypass surgery refers to a technique in which the stomach is divided into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower "remnant" pouch, where the small intestine is rearranged to connect to both. Surgeons have developed several different ways to reconnect the intestine, thus leading to several different gastric bypass procedures (GBP).

5. Ladd's bands - Wikipedia

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   Ladd's bands, sometimes called bands of Ladd, are fibrous stalks of peritoneal tissue that attach the cecum to the retroperitoneum in the right lower quadrant (RLQ). Obstructing Ladd's Bands are associated with malrotation of the intestine, a developmental disorder in which the cecum is found in the right upper quadrant (RUQ), instead of its ...

6. Does Medicare Cover Lap Band Surgery? - AOL

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   August 26, 2024 at 9:45 AM. Medicare covers lap band (laparoscopic banding) surgery if you meet the criteria. Your out-of-pocket costs can depend on the specific coverage you have and the services ...

7. Postcholecystectomy syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) describes the presence of abdominal symptoms after a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). Symptoms occur in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy, [1] and can be transient, persistent or lifelong. [2][3] The chronic condition is diagnosed in approximately 10% of postcholecystectomy cases.

8. Median arcuate ligament syndrome - Wikipedia

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   The median arcuate ligament is a fibrous arch formed by the left and right diaphragmatic crura, visible here on the underside of the diaphragm. In medicine, the median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS, also known as celiac artery compression syndrome, celiac axis syndrome, celiac trunk compression syndrome or Dunbar syndrome) is a rare [1 ...

9. Sleeve gastrectomy - Wikipedia

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   Sleeve gastrectomy or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a surgical weight-loss procedure, typically performed laparoscopically, in which approximately 75 - 85% of the stomach is removed, [1][2] along the greater curvature, [3] which leaves a cylindrical, or "sleeve"-shaped stomach the size of a banana. [1][2] Weight loss is affected not only ...