Johnson & Johnson MedTech reported that it has completed the first U.S. clinical cases of its Ottava surgical robot, with a ...

Many patients are able to have their hernia repaired through minimally invasive surgery, also called laparoscopic or robotic ... of mesh. Hiatal hernia surgery is often combined with other surgeries ...

Background The Belsey Mark IV operation has been used for the management of hiatal hernia for over 40 years, but with the introduction of laparoscopic techniques its role has become questionable.

Hiatal hernias: In cases where the stomach pushes up into the chest, robotic surgery provides the surgeon with a better view of the diaphragm, making it easier to repair the hernia and reduce the ...

TIF 2.0 can also be combined consecutively with a surgical hiatal hernia repair, in a procedure referred to as cTIF. To diagnose and manage GERD, the ASGE developed an evidence-based guideline ...

Merit Medical defines the term “cTIF” as a consecutive Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication, which consists of a Hiatal Hernia Repair (HHR) followed by a Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication ...