Gastropexy

{{Short description|Surgical operation}}

{{for|the veterinary surgical procedure|Canine gastropexy}}

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Gastropexy is a surgical operation in which the stomach is sutured to the abdominal wall{{Cite web |url=http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/Gastropexy |title=gastropexy - Definition from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary |access-date=2008-03-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722031045/http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/Gastropexy |archive-date=2012-07-22 |url-status=dead }} or the diaphragm. Gastropexies in which the stomach is sutured to the diaphragm are sometimes performed as a treatment of GERD to prevent the stomach from moving up into the chest.