Fundoplication Center - Cherry Hill, NJ
Cherry Hill Surgeon Doctors for FundoplicationType of Physician: Surgeon What is a Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Surgery; practitioners manage a wide range of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon provides the diagnosis and the care to patients before, during and after surgery. The surgeon is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of trauma victims and the critically ill. The surgeon has special knowledge and skills in birth defects, tumors, infections and metabolic problems relating to the head and neck, breast, abdomen, extremities including the hand, and the gastrointestinal, vascular and endocrine systems. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the most relevant features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. Specialty: Surgery Common Name: Surgeon Doctors in Cherry Hill *![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey ![]() Diseases of the Breast/Surgical Oncology ![]() David M Pilla MD ![]() Robert B Hill MD FACS ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Surgical Assoc ![]() Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Surgical Assoc ![]() Llolmc Surgical Associates ![]() Haddon Surgical Associates ![]() Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Surgical Assoc ![]() Our Lady of Lourdes Transplant ![]() Our Lady of Lourdes Transplant ![]() Our Lady of Lourdes Transplant ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Gary D Brown DO ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Virtua Surgical Group PA ![]() Yves J Manigat MD ![]() ENT Surgical Associates PA ![]() LMA Surgical Associates ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Cooper University Hospital Critical Care ![]() Cooper Surgical Associates ![]() Breast Specialty Care of Southern New Jersey PA ![]() Cooper Hospital Trauma ![]() Breast Specialty Care of Southern New Jersey PA ![]() Cooper Hospital Trauma ![]() Cooper Hospital Trauma ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Cooper Hospital Trauma ![]() Robert B Sollitto MD ![]() Academy Podiatry Associates PC ![]() UMDNJ SOM Surgery ![]() UMDNJ SOM Surgery ![]() UMDNJ SOM Surgery ![]() UMDNJ SOM Surgery ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Cooper University Hospital Surgery ![]() Burlington County Eye Physicians ![]() Burlington County Eye Physicians ![]() Drs Krengel & Tobias ![]() Accredited Dermatology ![]() Vincent N Tisa DPM ![]() General Vascular Surgical Specialists PA ![]() General Vascular Surgical Specialists PA ![]() General Vascular Surgical Specialists PA ![]() Woodbury Surgical Associates ![]() Advanced Vascular ![]() Woodbury Surgical Associates ![]() Cooper University Center for Dermatologic Surgery ![]() John P Kohler MD ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey Rancocas Division ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey Rancocas Division ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey Rancocas Division ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey Rancocas Division ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey Rancocas Division ![]() Medford Surgical Practice PA ![]() Medford Surgical Practice PA ![]() Medford Surgical Practice PA ![]() UMDNJ SOM Surgery ![]() Louis P Perri MD ![]() Michael Sasso DO PC ![]() Mark R Menaquale DPM ![]() Regional Surgical Associates Division of SSNJ ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey LLC ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey LLC ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey LLC ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey LLC ![]() Surgical Specialists of New Jersey LLC ![]() Surgical Specialists of NJ LLC ![]() John E Patricelli MD ![]() Joseph DellaCroce & Daniel J Lee MDs ![]() H S Schell MD ![]() A J Fessler Jr. MD ![]() Mohammed Saleem MD ![]() Kun H Cho MD ![]() Capital Surgical Associates ![]() Capital Surgical Associates ![]() Noorjehan Essa MD ![]() Capital Surgical Associates ![]() Kuncheria Lukose MD ![]() Certified Surgery Specialists of Southern New Jersey ![]() Certified Surgery Specialists of Southern New Jersey ![]() Certified Surgery Specialists of Southern New Jersey ![]() Foot & Ankle Specialists of New York & New Jersey ![]() Foot & Ankle Specialists of New York & New Jersey ![]() Ruben T Ong MD PA ![]() Claude Abouchedid MD ![]() LifeCare Surgery & Advanced Weight Loss Cherry Hill, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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FundoplicationRead the Fundoplication article » What is fundoplication?Fundoplication is the standard surgical method for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD causes inflammation, pain (heartburn), and other serious complications (such as scarring and stricture) of the esophagus. GERD results when acid refluxes (regurgitates, or backwashes) from the stomach back up into the esophagus. Under normal conditions, there is a barrier to reflux of acid. One part of this barrier is the lower-most muscle of the esophagus (called the lower esophageal sphincter). Most of the time, this muscle is contracted (constricted, or tight), which closes off the esophagus from the stomach. In patients with GERD, the sphincter does not function normally. The muscle is either weak or relaxes inappropriately. Fundoplication is a surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the sphincter does not function normally. What happens during fundoplication?During the fundoplication procedure, the part of the stomach that is closest to the entry of the esophagus (the fundus of the stomach) is gathered, wrapped, and sutured (sewn) around the lower end of the esophagus and the lower esophageal sphincter. (The gathering and suturing of one tissue to another is called plication.) This procedure increases the pressure at the lower end of the esophagus and thereby reduces acid reflux. Also, during fundoplication, other surgical steps frequently are taken that also may reduce acid reflux. For instance, if the patient has a hiatal hernia (which occurs in 80% of patients with GERD), the hernial sac may be pulled down from the chest and sutured so that it remains within the abdomen. Additionally, the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes from the chest into the abdomen also may be tightened. Fundoplication may be done using a large incision (laparotomy in the abdomen or thoracotomy in the chest) or a ... Recommended Reading Related to FundoplicationWhat is achalasia?Achalasia is a rare disease of the muscle of the esophagus (swallowing tube). The term achalasia means "failure to relax" and refers to the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter (a ring of muscle situated between the lower esophagus and the stomach) to open and let food pass into the stomach. As a result, patients with achalasia have difficulty in swallowing food.
How does the normal esophagus function?The esophagus has three functional parts. The uppermost part is the upper esophageal sphincter, a specialized ring of muscle that forms the upper end of the tubular esophagus and separates the esophagus from the throat. The upper sphincter remains closed most of the time to prevent food in the main part of the esophagus from backing up into the throat. The main part of the esophagus is referred to as the body of the esophagus, a long, muscular tube approximately 20 cm (8 in) in length. The th... Other Related Fundoplication ArticlesEmergency Contact for Cherry Hill
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