Anti-Reflux Laparoscopy Heartburn Surgery Medical PreOp® Patient Education
Sunday, April 8th, 2012
on.fb.me -NEW facebook page – it’s cool! Patient Education Company Your doctor has recommended that you undergo surgery to treat reflux disease. But what does that actually mean? Your diaphragm is a muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen and helps you to breathe. Normally, the diaphragm has an opening for the esophagus to pass through where it connects with the stomach. At this point, the ring-like layer of muscle which acts as a one-way valve sometimes becomes lax. When you have reflux disease, the weakened muscle allows the contents of your stomach to back up into your esophagus. Patient Education This can cause considerable discomfort, often worse at night, with symptoms like heartburn, difficulty swallowing, chest pain and belching. Reflux disease is often caused by a hiatal hernia, pregnancy, an ulcer or tumor of the esophagus. About half of the patients with severe Reflux Disease often have a hiatal hernia, which is a tear in the diaphragm. Patient Education CompanyPatient Education Anti-Reflux Laparoscopy Surgery throat esophagus stomach intestine reflux esophagus stomach intestine diagnostic doctor oesophagus trachea cancer acid Patient Education health medicine science After allowing a few minutes for the anesthetic to take effect… a small incision is made above the umbilicus; then, a hollow needle will be inserted through the abdominal wall. And the abdomen will be inflated with carbon dioxide. An umbilical port is created for the laparoscope. Four …
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Are you suffering from painful heartburn? TIF surgery could be the answer! BYEGERD.COM is designed to educate you about the new surgery that can end your pain, and eliminate your need for medication that may not even work. 60 Million people in the United States are suffering from painful heartburn. If heartburn is effecting the quality of your life and you are taking pills everyday to alleviate the symptoms, you should consider the revolutionary TIF surgery- designed to eliminate your heartburn PERMANENTLY! Medications such as Prilosec, Nexium, and Protonix relieve symptoms short-term, but tend to lose their effectiveness over time. Additionally, due to the fact that they do not treat the underlying cause of acid reflux, the deteriorated anotomy of the atireflux barrier, life long medication is required. TIF, or Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication, is the most advanced procedure for safely and effectively treating GERD. The simple, outpatient procedure is completely incisionless – allowing patients to recover quickly. Using the Esophyx device, TIF is performed through the mouth instead of incisions on the abdomen. Performed under general anesthesia, the procedure last 45 minutes to an hour and reconstructs the body’s natural physical antireflux barrier – and thereby eliminates the problem. Most patients can return to their regular activities within a few days. To schedule a consultation with one of our excellent GERD surgeons, please call us at (855) BYE-GERD or visit …
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