fundoplasty

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English

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Etymology

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From fundus +‎ -plasty.

Noun

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fundoplasty (plural fundoplasties)

  1. (medicine) A surgical procedure in which the upper portion of the stomach is wrapped around the lower end of the esophagus.
    • 2000, Yasumasa Ohno, Michiyasu Kawai, Yoshihisa Shibata, Yoshihisa Shibata, “Esophageal achalasia in pregnancy”, in American journal of perinatology, →DOI:
      Achalasia was diagnosed postpartum and myotomy-fundoplasty was performed.
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