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Highly Selective Vagotomy for acid reflux?

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Posted 4/24/2016 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hello,

Has anyone had or knows surgeons who perform highly selective vagotomy? I have had severe symptoms of GERD and more recently nasopharyngeal reflux for many years and had a transoral incisionless fundoplication 2013 let with little to no help.

I have been on H2blockers such as ranitidine, PPI's, and strict diets but it seems as though foods which didn't bother me even several months ago and are starting to cause reflux flares.

I am very much interested in knowing about the highly selective vagotomy, but it seems as if from what I read they tend to be mainly indicated in people with peptic ulcer disease. If anyone can shed any light on this I'd be very grateful.

Thank you.
Posted 4/25/2016 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
You'd better ask a real doctor what would be the effects, good and bad, from cutting nerves.

A few nerve branches do get cut, along with some blood vessels, during the various Nissen wraps. I'm not sure if anyone has written about those effects. There are reports of accidental cutting of vagus nerves branches that caused serious problems. I think some posts can be found in the archives (search box).
Posted 4/25/2016 10:30 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for your response. I will do the search. Thanks again.
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