The treatment of gastric mucosal prolapse syndrome with laparoscopic nissen fundoplication.
Gastric mucosal prolapse occurs when a portion of the mucosa of the stomach herniates into the esophagus, resulting in massive hemorrhage. A 19-year-old man presented on two occasions with an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage as a result of this syndrome. He was definitively treated with a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. This case report outlines his presentation, defines and details gastric mucosal prolapse, and discusses the treatment of this syndrome with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.
Cunningham
M J
MJ
Boston University School of Medicine, 80 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118-2393, USA.
Josephs
L G
LG
D000328:Adult; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000379:methods*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011391:Prolapse; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000601:surgery*