Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and outcomes of antireflux surgery in lung transplant recipients (LTRs) with BOS and associated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Materials ...

The American Gastroenterological Association applauded the Supreme Court's Kennedy v. Braidwood decision, which preserves ...

Implantica AG (publ.), a medtech company at the forefront of treatment for acid reflux with its unique device RefluxStop®, a treatment field with 1 billion sufferers, announces the publication of ...

The Nissen fundoplication, pioneered by Dr Rudolf Nissen in 1951, involves wrapping the upper stomach - the fundus - around the lower oesophagus to create a constriction to stop stomach acid from ...

Common surgeries, according to Northwestern Medicine, include Nissen fundoplication — in which the upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the lower esophageal sphincter in order to fix a ...

Comparing LINX to Other GERD Treatments LINX vs. Nissen Fundoplication When compared to Nissen fundoplication, another surgical treatment for GERD, the LINX procedure has several advantages. To ...

Learn about transoral incisionless fundoplication procedures. Discover when these procedures are necessary and what the recovery process looks like.

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) include steps to take at home, dietary changes, over-the-counter ...

A simplistic indirect comparison of the Nissen Fundoplication results above to the recently announced RefluxStop 5-year results in its CE-mark clinical investigation shows substantial differences.

This study, conducted at Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), a literature review of the standard of care Nissen Fundoplication, is a first-of-its-kind comprehensive analysis ever done since the first ...

A laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is one of the procedures for treating sliding hiatal hernias. The operation aims to pull the stomach back into place while tightening the diaphragm around the ...