Fundectomy with Greater Curvature Plication; New Modification for Patients with Morbid Obesity
Background: Obesity is a global epidemic.Laparoscopic greater curvature plication [LGCP] is a restrictive surgical procedure described for the first time on 1981 by Wilkinson.Fundectomy is a selective resection of the acid-producing segment of the stomach, with removal of peptide hormone-producing cells [the oxyntic mucosa] as a consequence of the