title: Twenty years of laparoscopic fundoplication for GERD.
abstract: The first laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication was performed 20 years ago. Surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) should be offered only to appropriately studied and selected patients, with the ultimate aim of improving the well-being of the individual, the "quality of life." The choice of fundoplication should be dictated by the surgeon's preference and experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, and Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif (IRCAD), University Hospital of Strasbourg, IRCAD-EITS, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France. bernard.dallemagne@ircad.fr
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dallemagne
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perretta
mesh_terms: D018662:Fundoplication / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors