title: The Nissen fundoplication.
abstract: The most commonly employed antireflux operation is the Nissen fundoplication. However, its origin and subsequent modifications are rarely defined. These aspects of the operation are reviewed in this article as are the results currently obtainable with the modern version of the operative procedure.
authors.affiliation: New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000601:surgery*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques