The American Gastroenterological Association applauded the Supreme Court's Kennedy v. Braidwood decision, which preserves ...

The transoral incisionless fundoplication, or TIF, procedure is a relatively mild surgical technique. It was developed to treat a particular medical condition called gastroesophageal reflux ...

Efficacy of Transoral Fundoplication vs Omeprazole for Treatment of Regurgitation in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Gastroenterology, 2015; 148 (2): 324 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.10.009; ...

PHILADELPHIA — Endoscopic fundoplication is better for treating regurgitation than a maximum-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, results from the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Endoscopic fundoplication demonstrated comparable efficacy to its surgical counterpart in the treatment of patients with medication refractory GERD, according to a presentation ...

The main surgery for stubborn heartburn is called fundoplication. The surgeon can either directly touch the parts of your body they're working on (open fundoplication), ...

Fundoplication may fail to relieve symptoms or may cause the onset of new symptoms related to the surgery. [ 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 11 ] Depending upon the definition of failure, laparoscopic Nissen ...

Implantica AG (publ.), a medtech company at the forefront of treatment for acid reflux with its unique device RefluxStop®, a treatment field with 1 billion sufferers, announces the publication of ...

The cause of gastric ulceration after fundoplication is unclear, though alkaline reflux, gastric distention, stitch abscess, and ischemia may be contributing factors. 13,14 It has been postulated ...

There are many different types of fundoplication performed, The thoracic surgeons at Baylor Medicine are experts in all types of achalasia treatment, including endoscopic therapies such as balloon ...