title: Laparoscopic Nissen Rossetti fundoplication: Possibility towards day care anti-reflux surgeries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As we proceed towards more and more day care surgeries we always need to choose patients and procedures within a great deal of safety margin. Anti reflux surgeries are gaining more popularity and awareness and Laparoscopic Nissen Rosetti fundoplication is a safe and effective method of performing them.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our case series of 25 patients who underwent day care Laparoscopic Nissen Rossetti fundoplication done over a period of 3 years suggests the feasibility and safety of performing day care anti reflux surgeries with no complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical outcomes of procedure are unaffected and the main challenge faced remains pain relief and which can be effectively tackled by local blocks or plain NSAIDs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Laparoscopic Nissen Rossetti fundoplication is a safe procedure to be offered as day care anti-reflux surgery. We encourage more studies in this regards with appropriate blinding to enforce its possibility as day care surgery and help patients with early recovery and decreasing cost of surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, India ; Mehta Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Kaundinya Kiran
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Bharatam
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Jayantan Bhaskar
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Anjana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Sudeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bodduluri
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Sriraman
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Abineshwar
keywords: Day care surgery; GERD; Laparoscopic Nissen Rossetti fundoplication; TAP block