UPPER GI SURGERY

Your doctor might recommend upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgery if you suffer from symptoms including abdominal pain, bloating, heartburn, acid regurgitation, and swallowing difficulties. Your condition will be first evaluated using diagnostic techniques to find the underlying conditions.

An upper GI endoscopy can be used to diagnose and treat problems in your upper GI tract. It is often used to find the cause of unexplained symptoms such as Trouble swallowing (dysphagia) Unexplained weight loss.

Recovery from a gastrojejunostomy procedure takes about six weeks. A gastrojejunostomy is a surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia by a gastrointestinal surgeon.