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Medical Term for Heartburn
Pyrosis
What causes hearburn?
>1/2 = decreased LES tone
~1/2 = hiatal hernia (?coexisting)
else: Gastric Outlet Obstrx, Decreased Esophageal Motility
#1 DDx for apparent heartburn
CAD
Workup for Hearburn
EKG (RO: CAD)
CXR
EGD
UGI contrast with esophogram
24h acid analysis
Manometry
Surgical Indications for Heartburn
Intractible to Medical Tx:(PPI, bed elevation, last meal at 3h qhs, no etoh, mint, fats)
Respiratory Problems (2/2 reflux/aspiration)
Severe Esophageal Injury (Ulcers, hemorrhage, strix, barrett's)
% of GERD pts with Barrett's
% of Barrett's --> AdenoCA
10%, 7% lifetime
Tx: Barrett's
Endoscopic Muscoal Resexn & Photodynamic therapy
Lap Nissen: What, Mechanism, Success Rate, Complixns
360 fundoplication (fundus pulled 180 around both sides & joined across esophagus
Mechanism: increases LES tone, elongates LES, returns LES to abodminal cavity
Success Rate: 70-95%
Post Op Complixns:
1. Gas Bloat(inability to burp/vomit)
2. Strix
3. Dysphagia
4. Splenic Injury --> splenectomy
5. Esophageal perforation
6. Pneumothorax
Belsey Mark 4
Thoracic Approach, 270 fundoplication (suturing fundus to esophagus, not fundus to fundus)
Hill Procedure
Arcuate Ligament Repair, Gastropexy to diaphgragm
(For Hiatal hernia)
Toupet Procedure
Incomplete Nissen - 100* around either side and then suture fundus longitudinally to the esophagus. Used if pt has GERD + Decrased Esophageal Motility