procedure
BACKGROUND: Since laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication was first described by       Cuschieri in 1989 and later by Dallemagne in 1991, this procedure has been widely       employed for the treatment of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)        and/or hiatal hernia.
BACKGROUND: Since laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication was first described by       Cuschieri in 1989 and later by Dallemagne in 1991, this  @SUBJECT$  has been widely       employed for the  @PREDICAT$  of symptomatic  @OBJECT$  (GERD)        and/or hiatal hernia.