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.

How does robot-assisted Nissen fundoplication compare with standard surgical therapy? To answer this question, the study authors randomly assigned 50 patients to either standard or robot-assisted ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torax Medical today announced the release of new data from two leading U.S. medical centers that further establishes the LINX Reflux Management System as a safe and ...

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 ...

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

In the past 2 decades, acid suppressive medications such as proton pump inhibitors have remained the first-line therapy for patients with GERD. According to experts interviewed by Healio ...

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 ...

Introduction: Obliterative bronchiolitis, the clinical manifestation of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), is a major complication of lung transplantation and one of the primary causes of ...