While both groups had weight-loss success, the first group had better outcomes reducing their acid reflux symptoms compared to the group who just had gastric bypass. “This is the first study to ...

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 ...

Finding relief from daily heartburn and the symptoms of acid reflux can be tough. Now, a new surgical option being discussed by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel could offer relief and ...

In patients with obesity, endoscopic gastric remodeling (EGR) — a minimally invasive procedure — was safe and effective in relieving both typical and atypical gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Doctors at Memorial Hospital in Savannah are helping patients ditch medication and live indigestion free. The NIH says 20 percent of Americans experience acid reflux. Doctors ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Having heartburn or acid reflex can happen to anyone once in a while, but for some people, it gets so bad they need medical help. Now St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury is ...

SMYRNA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Willie Melvin at The Surgical Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee, offers the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF®) procedure for patients with gastroesophageal ...

Five perendoscopic antireflux devices have received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for clinical use since 2000. Two have been subsequently withdrawn from the market by the manufacturers ...

Here are the 2010 CMS reimbursement rates for five GERD-related upper endoscopy procedures in the ASC setting. 1. Esophagoscopy, rigid or flexible; diagnostic, with or without collection of specimen(s ...

Broader adoption of MUSE strengthens Medigus' growth potential in Europe following completion of several procedures in leading healthcare institutions Medigus Ltd. (TASE: MDGS), a medical device ...

One of the biggest-selling medications are those that treat acid reflux. When the condition gets worse, some people develop cancer of the esophagus. For those patients, a new procedure offers hope.