gastropexy
Sign in to saveGastropexy 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.
Research
898 papers- Updated Information on Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus and Gastropexy in Dogs.The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice · 2022
- Anterior Gastropexy for Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA surgery · 2025
- Laparoscopic-assisted gastropexy.Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association · 2002
- Gastropexy for prevention of gastric dilatation-volvulus in dogs: history and techniques.Topics in companion animal medicine · 2014
- Omentopexy/Gastropexy (OP/GP) Following Sleeve Gastrectomy Might be an Effective 2-in-1 Method (Reinforcement and Fixation): A Meta-Analysis of 14 Studies and a Call for Randomized Controlled Trials.Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques · 2023
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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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