Houston Weight Loss Surgery Center, the office of Dr. Elias Darido, is dedicated to the treatment of Morbid Obesity. Dr. Darido’s goal is to provide an effective treatment for obesity based on the latest scientific discoveries in this field. Dr. Darido is renowned for his expertise in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity and diabetes. He has developed several innovative and minimally invasive surgical approaches for treatment of obesity and advanced type-two diabetes.
A Nissen fundoplication, also known as a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication when done through laparoscopic surgery, is a surgical procedure used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia. It is usually performed after medical therapy has failed in the case of GERD, but it is the first-line procedure in the case of a Type II (paraesophageal) hiatus hernia.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a test to examine the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine (the duodenum).
EGD is done in a hospital or medical center. The procedure uses an endoscope. This is a flexible tube with a light and camera at the end.