Vanguard West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Ill., has announced it will live-tweet "unique hybrid surgery" on a patient with a hiatal hernia and gastrointestinal relflux disorder, according to a news release.
The surgery will take place June 5. Pictures and "play-by-play" updates will be tweeted under the account @WestSubMC on Twitter.
The Twittercast will follow Frederick Tiesenga, MD, director of minimally invasive surgery at West Suburban Medical Center, as he performs the surgery.
Dr. Tiesenga is the only surgeon in the state to perform the unique hybrid surgery to address hiatal hernia and GERD combining a single incision laparoscopic surgery and transoral incisionless fundoplication, according to the release.
Related Articles on GERD:
Gastroenterologist on the Move: Dr. Peter Ojuro Joins ND's Altru Health System
Gastroenterologist on the Move: Dr. Thomas Noble Joins SC's Hardeeville Medical Group
Mayo Clinic in Florida to Offer New LINX Reflux Management System Treatment for GERD