Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) has successfully completed its first keyhole surgery to relieve chronic heartburn. While a team of doctors of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) has successfully completed the surgical procedure on a female patient, a member of the surgical team and the Senior Consultant in General Surgery Dr. Mohamed Shareef said patients who undergo the procedure would take about 1 and a half months to return to a normal routine.
In this regard, Dr. Mohamed Shareef noted, these patients would have difficulty in swallowing and are recommended to refrain from consuming any food that triggers gastric attacks, including fizzy drinks. 70% of the patients who have undergone the procedure have hiatal hernia, according to information provided by IGMH. A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm and into the chest cavity. Common symptoms include heartburn, belching, and abdominal discomfort.
IGMH has been carrying out various forms of laparoscopic surgeries for the past decade which was first initiated by appendix and globular surgeries. IGMH revealed it is gearing up for conducting the first bariatric surgery which is conducted on patients of age above 35, which includes a variety of procedures performed on people who have obesity. Under the surgical procedure weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach.
IGMH revealed the positive effects of the introduction of the new surgical procedures would be seen in the health sector of the country and committed to continue to enhance the health sector of the country.
Keyhole surgery to relieve chronic heartburn or laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is a surgical procedure performed via laparoscopic surgery and is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia.