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Gerd , lax les & no motility what to do
Hi I want to know I have been dealing with gerd for 3 years now with symptoms of regurgitation and heartburn... my Manometry said pressure is low along with no esophageal motility in this case what can we do ? I was told surgery cannot be done is this true ?
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Dr. Sarathchandra Gorantla
Gastroenterologist
17 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Your case suggestive of chronic heartburn and regurgitation strongly suggests GERD, while the manometry findings of low motility indicate an underlying esophageal motility disorder
Surgical Considerations
A standard Nissen fundoplication may not be suitable due to poor motility.
But modified surgical approaches like:
Partial (Toupet) fundoplication
Loose two-stitch Nissen fundoplication could be considered in selected cases
Other option is
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
Prokinetics to improve motility
H2 blockers as add-on therapy
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