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), ...

In principle, antireflux surgery (fundoplication), which creates a barrier to reflux of all gastric material (acidic and nonacidic), should relieve PPI-refractory heartburn that is reflux-related.

Endoscopic anterior fundoplication with the Medigus Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler (MUSE) for gastroesophageal reflux disease: 6-month results from a multi-center prospective trial. https: ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Among patients who underwent lung transplantation, laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication provided objective acid reflux control and preserved lung function and foregut motility ...

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 ...