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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
EndoGastric Solutions announced the publication of data from the first-ever blinded, randomized clinical study of the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication procedure, in Gastroenterology, the official ...
Bariatric surgery, particularly sleeve gastrectomy (SG), is a common procedure for treating obesity. However, one of the complications that can arise after this surgery is gastroesophageal reflux ...
Researchers found no evidence of a causal relationship between most drugs previously implicated in microscopic colitis risk-- including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), proton-pump ...
(and 43 states providing coverage). “The robust body of clinical evidence which supports the TIF 2.0 or discontinue PPI use and want a less invasive procedure than traditional surgery has access to ...
Outcomes are compared with 6-month outcomes after anterior 180° partial fundoplication, and sham procedures from trials of endoscopic therapies. No sham-controlled trial of EsophyX TIF procedure ...