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Surgery can be delayed, medications can be given to help reduce the acidity and volume of stomach contents, or maneuvers may be employed to protect from aspiration, for example placing a cuffed endotracheal tube into the trachea.y placing a patient on NPO status, there will be nothing to aspirate because any food would have been absorbed into the small intestines by that time of surgery 6-8 hrs later. + 23 others found this useful.
Expect the procedure to last from 1 to 3 hours. It can be done either under local anesthesia with sedation or under general anesthesia. During surgery, your doctor will either work with an endoscope inserted through your nose, or make an incision through skin or over your gums. AFTER SURGERY. You can expect some nasal stuffiness and crusting for 3-6 weeks after surgery. Many patients are back to work or school the week following surgery.