The objectives of therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are (1) to alleviate symptoms, (2) promote healing of esophagitis, (3) avoid disease progression, and (4) prevent recurrence.

The incidence of GERD is increasing in Western societies. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is changing the way GERD is managed worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that 12,000 such ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly treated using laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF), which results in dysphagia in approximately 5–10% of patients. Blom et al. hypothesized that ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease affects 1 in 5 people in the United States.; although common, the disease is often unrecognized and misunderstood, the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal ...

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center broadcast laparoscopic nissen fundoplication surgery live over the internet on Wednesday. Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication is a minimally invasive ...

A laparoscopic Heller myotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat achalasia, a condition in which the esophagus doesn't push food and liquid into the stomach effectively and the lower esophageal ...

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

Patients who were referred to Veterans Affairs gastroenterology clinics with heartburn unresponsive to a proton-pump inhibitor had comprehensive evaluation for eligibility for a trial comparing Nissen ...

The American Gastroenterological Association Center for GI Innovation and Technology's STAR Registry has enrolled its first two patients. The STAR Registry is designed to compare laparoscopic nissen ...

A new white paper by the American Foregut Society (AFS) summarizes the published outcome data for Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication 2.0 (TIF 2.0) and Concomitant Transoral Incisionless ...