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Gastropexy is a surgical operation in which the stomach is sutured to the abdominal wall or the diaphragm. Gastropexies in which the stomach is sutured to the diaphragm are sometimes performed as a treatment of GERD to prevent the stomach from moving up into the chest.

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Gastropexy is a surgical operation in which the stomach is sutured to the abdominal wall or the diaphragm. Gastropexies in which the stomach is sutured to the diaphragm are sometimes performed as a treatment of GERD to prevent the stomach from moving up into the chest.

== See also == Laparoscopic surgery

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