Skip to main contentAnonymised cases of stubborn acid reflux, hiatal hernia and swallowing disorders treated by Dr Harsh Shah (MS, MCh — GI, Robotic & Cancer Surgeon) with doorbeen (laparoscopic) and robotic surgery when medicines are not enough. Learn more about acid reflux (GERD) treatment in Ahmedabad.
A woman in her mid-40s had years of chest burning, acid regurgitation and cough that medicines could not control, caused by a large sliding hiatal hernia. A robotic (doorbeen) repair with a fundoplication (wrap) gave lasting relief, and she went home in a few days. When reflux persists despite medicines, a hiatal hernia may be the cause.
A man in his 50s had seven years of difficulty swallowing both solids and liquids — a food-pipe motility problem called achalasia. A doorbeen (laparoscopic) Heller's myotomy with a partial wrap restored normal swallowing, with discharge in a few days. Persistent difficulty swallowing is not just acidity and should be evaluated.
A man in his late 50s had a decade of reflux with a large hiatal hernia; endoscopy showed a change in the food-pipe lining (Barrett's). He had a robotic (doorbeen) repair with fundoplication and continues six-monthly endoscopic surveillance. Long-standing reflux can quietly change the food-pipe lining — regular endoscopy catches it early.
A man in his early 30s was found to have a growth in the food pipe. It was fully removed and the biopsy was benign — a leiomyoma, not cancer. Not every lump in the food pipe is cancer; evaluation gives clarity, and benign tumours are curable by removal.
When symptoms persist despite proper medicines, or when a hiatal hernia or complication is found, doorbeen surgery can give lasting relief.
Persistent difficulty swallowing should always be evaluated — it can be a motility disorder or a growth, both of which are treatable when diagnosed.
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