CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Among patients who underwent lung transplantation, laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication provided objective acid reflux control and preserved lung function and foregut motility, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Endoscopic fundoplication demonstrated comparable efficacy to its surgical counterpart in the ...

Surgical Endoscopy published the results of a three-year controlled trial that shows positive data concerning the long-term control of chronic gastroesophageal reflux diseases after a transoral ...

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 ...

Fundoplication mobilizes the lower esophagus and wraps the fundus of the stomach, either partially or totally, around the esophagus. If the esophageal hiatus is enlarged, it is also narrowed by ...

Medigus announced that CMS posted new payment information for endoscopic fundoplication procedures, such as those completed with MUSE (Medigus Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler). 1. This new payment ...

Aug. 8, 2003 — Posterior partial fundoplication adequately controlled gastroesophageal reflux (GER), whereas the anterior approach gave unacceptable results in a randomized controlled trial reported ...

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medicare beneficiaries in 10 Midwestern and Northeastern states will soon have reimbursed access to the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF®) procedure ...

– North Louisiana residents with chronic acid reflux disease now have more options for treatment at Franklin Medical Center in Winnsboro. On October 15, Dr. David Gutierrez, M.D. and Fellow of the ...

Those who walk the halls of Womack Army Medical Center to get a prescription refilled, lab work done or frequent the dining facility probably do not have access to the operating room. It is a place ...

A new Food and Drug Administration approved incisionless fundoplication procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was performed for the first time in a Department of Defense Military ...