Regarding endoscopic interventions, the ASGE suggests evaluating transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) as an alternative to long-term medical therapy for patients with confirmed GERD ...

Outcomes are compared with 6-month outcomes after anterior 180° partial fundoplication, and sham procedures from trials of endoscopic therapies. No sham-controlled trial of EsophyX TIF procedure ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) impacts about 20% of adults in the U.S. Here's what experts want you to know about causes and treatments.

GERD, however, is chronic and can occur for ... of magnetized rings to augment the esophageal sphincter Nissen fundoplication, which strengthens the lower esophageal sphincter with other muscle ...

Hiatal hernia surgery is often combined with other surgeries to address GERD symptoms, such as LINX or Fundoplication. Recovery from hiatal hernia surgery usually takes four to six weeks, but many ...

This intraoperative view is looking superiorly toward the hiatus and shows a complete Nissen fundoplication wrapping posteriorly around the distal esophagus. The grasper to the left (patient's ...

To effectively manage GERD and heart disease, it is crucial to make changes in nutrition, manage weight, and quit smoking. In severe conditions, surgeries like fundoplication for GERD or ...

Aster Cedars Hospital and Clinic, Jebel Ali, a part of the leading integrated healthcare provider – Aster DM Healthcare, has once again demonstrated ...

Surgical procedure The patient underwent a minimally invasive surgical procedure – laparoscopic fundoplication – to treat the large hiatus hernia and alleviate his severe acid reflux.

include Nissen fundoplication — in which the upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the lower esophageal sphincter in order to fix a hiatal hernia and prevent acid reflux — or the Linx ...