title: Robotic Nissen fundoplication: alternative surgical technique for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
abstract: The first robotic Nissen fundoplication using the da Vinci robotic surgical system was performed on a 56-year-old woman with a 20-year history of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease refractory to medical management. The recovery was uneventful, and follow-up continues.
authors.affiliation: Center for Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery, University Health Systems-Pitt County Memorial Hospital, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. chapmanw@mail.ecu.edu
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Nifong
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Chitwood
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America; D012371:Robotics