Nausea and vomiting surgery

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Overview

Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) is a surgical procedure to implant an electronic device into the abdomen, with wires (electrodes) that are attached to the stomach wall. It may not improve stomach emptying but may improve nausea and vomiting in most cases. ^[1] ^[2]
Other surgical procedures depend on the underlying cause of nausea and vomiting.

↑ Keller DS, Parkman HP, Boucek DO, Sankineni A, Meilahn JE, Gaughan JP, Harbison S (April 2013). “Surgical outcomes after gastric electric stimulator placement for refractory gastroparesis”. J Gastrointest Surg. 17 (4): 620–6. doi:10.1007/s11605-013-2147-z. PMID 23358845.
↑ Lu PL, Teich S, Di Lorenzo C, Lorenzo CD, Skaggs B, Alhajj M, Mousa HM (July 2013). “Improvement of quality of life and symptoms after gastric electrical stimulation in children with functional dyspepsia”. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 25 (7): 567–e456. doi:10.1111/nmo.12104. PMID 23433238.