By Ted Bosworth
San Diego—Electrical stimulation of the esophagus can provide prolonged relief from gastroesophageal reflux disease in the vast majority of patients who undergo the procedure, new research suggests.
After one year of electrical stimulation therapy (EST), more than 81% of patients were completely off proton pump inhibitors, according to the study. The therapy also was associated with substantial improvement in both objectively measured esophageal acid exposure and