Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a widespread public health concern. It can lead to the development of Barrett's epithelium, which confers a higher risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Surgical ...
Patients undergoing laparoscopic fundoplication (anti-reflux surgery) by experienced surgeons appear to be satisfied with their decision to undergo surgery and have low re-operation rates, according ...
Nearly 15% of patients after laparoscopic antireflux surgery experience recurrence of symptoms or develop new gastrointestinal symptoms. Some of them require redo procedures. It can be demanding to ...
The patient is an 83-year-old man with severe alkaline reflux, esophagitis, and atrophic gastritis, with all the clinical features and companion symptoms (nausea, vomiting, pain). The patient had a ...
The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center, a leading authority in hernia repair and advanced surgical techniques, has released an in-depth exploration of fundoplication procedures, providing valuable ...
Before surgery, you'll probably get tests to check how well the muscles in your esophagus work, including esophageal manometry and esophageal motility studies. Because you're taking a risk with any ...
The transoral incisionless fundoplication, or TIF, procedure is a relatively mild surgical technique. It was developed to treat a particular medical condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease ...
A new white paper by the American Foregut Society (AFS) summarizes the published outcome data for Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication 2.0 (TIF 2.0) and Concomitant Transoral Incisionless ...