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. 1969 Sep;24(5):595–598. doi: 10.1136/thx.24.5.595

Prevention of reflux from the stomach into the oesophagus

G Kent Harrison 1, R Norton 1
PMCID: PMC472056  PMID: 5348328

Abstract

The results of operating upon 51 patients suffering from gastric reflux are described. The only apparently effective step in the operation was to fix a portion of the oesophagus in the abdominal cavity. The clinical and radiological studies indicate that the lower oesophagus in the abdomen acts as a valve.

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