Laparoscopic fundoplication : one year experience in Hamad General Hospital

Abstract EN

iMparoscopic fundoplication is becoming the standard operation for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GIïRD)and hiatus hernia (HH).

This is a retrospective study analyzing and evaluating our experience and results onfourteen pa-tients.

Laparoscopic partial fundoplication was offered to all of them.

Postoperative symptomatic relief was in the range of 85.7%.

Reflux esophagitis was found in all of them while hiatus hernia was found ill 57%.

The mean opera-tive time was 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Our conversion rate was 7% with no ma jor postoperative or intra-operative com-plications.

Our conclusion is that we have an acceptable standard of practice in thisfield compared with other studies.