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Operations on the oesophagus: Other operations on the oesophagus: Endoscopic anti-reflux procedure: Other

You have had treatment on your oesophagus because gastric acid had got into your oesophagus.

The oesophagus or gullet connects the mouth with the stomach. It is a muscular tube. The muscles in the oesophagus move food into the stomach. The oesophagus is usually closed by a sphincter muscle at the junction to the stomach. This is meant to prevent the stomach contents and gastric acid being regurgitated into the oesophagus. Only during swallowing does the oesophagus briefly open its sphincter muscle to the stomach.

The treatment involved inserting a tube through your mouth and pushing it to your oesophagus. At the end of the tube was the camera. This camera sent images to a screen during the treatment. The tube could then also be used to push small instruments through.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).