GERD
FDA Expands Indication to BE for Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device
The FDA has expanded the indication for the magnetic sphincter augmentation device LINX to encompass patients with ...
AUGUST 23, 2024
BE Risk Up After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Patients who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy are at an increased risk for developing Barrett’s ...
JULY 30, 2024
New Classification Characterizes Esophagogastric Junction Integrity in GERD Patients
ORANGE, Calif.—A working group from the American Foregut Society reviewed and expanded the Hill grade ...
JANUARY 16, 2023
Trial Data May Signal Paradigm Shift In GERD, Esophageal Illnesses
Many esophageal diseases, including gastroesophageal reflux, appear to be driven by a dysregulated esophageal ...
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
New Antireflux Technique Combines Laparoscopic, Transoral Approaches
A surgeon and gastroenterologist team from the University of California, Irvine, has developed a new approach for ...
MAY 3, 2021
LINX for Reflux Disease Demonstrates Cost-Effectiveness Over Long Term
Baltimore—For patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, an antireflux procedure that uses a magnetic ...
JULY 24, 2019
Magnetic Implant Controls Regurgitation ‘Far Better’ Than PPIs in GERD
For the vast majority of people who have gastroesophageal reflux disease, proton pump inhibitors offer minimal to ...
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Most GERD Patients Refractory to PPIs Improve With Surgery, If GERD Is Real
Nissen fundoplication is “significantly superior” to medical therapy for patients with gastroesophageal ...
JUNE 18, 2018
Nissen Fundoplication or LINX for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
It’s that time again! You may ask, what time is that? It’s time for two experts in surgery to do battle ...
APRIL 19, 2018
Antireflux Mucosectomy May Be Treatment for Refractory GERD
A minimally invasive endoscopic procedure that leaves no artificial devices in a patient’s body may help ...
OCTOBER 25, 2017
Electrical Stimulation of Lower Esophageal Sphincter Quells Refractory GERD
San Diego—Electrical stimulation of the esophagus can provide prolonged relief from gastroesophageal reflux ...
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
