Fundoplasty

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A surgical procedure in which the upper portion of the stomach is wrapped around the lower end of the esophagus.

    "Achalasia was diagnosed postpartum and myotomy-fundoplasty was performed."

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"Achalasia was diagnosed postpartum and myotomy-fundoplasty was performed."

Etymology

From fundus + -plasty.

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