A hospital stay averages two days versus five days for open surgery. This procedure is performed to alleviate symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease such as heartburn and reflux. Some of the 25 million Americans with heartburn get little or no relief from the prescription acid suppressants, diet modifications and lifestyle changes that usually keep the disease under control. This disease may become a potentially dangerous digestive condition resulting in esophagitis or strictures. Surgery may be curative.
Hospital stays of only two days are the norm.
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale surgeons have performed more than 1000 laparoscopic procedures, including hundreds of advanced procedures such as colectomies, adrenalectomies, splenectomies and anti-reflux procedures. In addition, other Mayo Clinic Scottsdale physicians in Gynecology, Thoracic Diseases, Urology and Vascular Surgery perform other types of video assisted procedures.