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Summary: In cases of severe acid reflux disease, the presence of a hiatal hernia may be detected, and it's possible to perform an operation called a fundoplication to restore the stomach to its normal location and close the hiatus. Discover how this operation will decrease or completely eliminate acid reflux disease with help from a gastroenterologist in this free video on acid reflux disease.
Dr. Miguel J. Rodriguez is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Rodriguez graduated from the School of Medicine of the National University...read more
"Hello, I'm Dr. Miguel Rodriguez. I'm a Gastroenterologist with Miami Gastroenterology Consultants in Miami, Florida. In cases of very severe acid reflux or in cases of which the presence of hiatal hernia is detected and by hiatal hernia is when the stomach is pushed up into the chest cavity. It is possible to do a surgery that will restore the stomach to its normal location in the abdomen and at the same time close the hiatus or orifice in which the stomach pushes into the chest. This operation is called a Fundoplication can now be accomplished laparoscopically an in patients who are carefully selected, it will be an operation or a remedy that will decrease or eliminate the acid reflux completely."
eHow Article: Operations for Acid Reflux Disease
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