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Surgical treatment in Hebbal, Bangalore

Surgery for reflux and hiatal hernia

Acid Reflux and Hiatal Hernia Surgery in Bangalore

A hiatal hernia is when the upper part of your stomach pushes through an opening in your diaphragm. The diaphragm is a muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. A hiatal hernia allows acid to move up your oesophagus, causing heartburn.

The diaphragm is a muscle sheet separating the chest from the abdomen. A hiatal hernia allows acid to move up your oesophagus, causing heartburn. 

The hiatal hernia is the most common type of hiatus hernia, which occurs when part of the stomach pushes through an opening in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen. A hiatal hernia allows acid to move up your oesophagus, causing heartburn.

How to reach out to a doctor

  • Be mindful of prerequisite requirements, such as limiting your food before the appointment.

  • Include any symptoms that seem unrelated to why you visited your list of symptoms.

  • List all the prescription drugs, vitamins, and dietary supplements you take.

  • Not all of your essential medical information, including any other conditions.

  • Make a list of important personal details, such as any recent changes or stressors in your life.

  • Prepare a list of inquiries for your physician.

  • Ask a friend or family member to go with you so you can recall what the doctor says.

Procedure

The procedure to repair a hiatal hernia is called gastroplasty or fundoplication. It involves wrapping part or all of your stomach around the top end of your oesophagus so that food doesn't go into it anymore.

In this procedure, a portion of the stomach is wrapped around itself to reinforce it so it can hold more acid without weakening and dilating. This prevents pain from acid reflux, which occurs when acid from the stomach flows up into the oesophagus due to valve imperfections.

The surgery takes about an hour and is usually done on an outpatient basis with general anaesthesia. It may require two or three days in the hospital before discharge; however, most patients return home within 24 hours after surgery. 

The surgical treatment in Hebbal, Bangalore is a relatively minor procedure that can be done in an outpatient setting. It involves wrapping the upper portion of the stomach around itself, so it is more resistant to acid, thereby preventing reflux.

Thoracotomy, a single incision in your chest wall, or laparoscopy, a minimally invasive procedure, are both options for surgery. In laparoscopic surgery, your doctor makes numerous tiny incisions in your abdomen and inserts a tiny camera and specialised surgical tools. The procedure is then carried out as your surgeon watches video images projected on a monitor inside your body. Book an appointment at Manipal Hospitals now. 

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