CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Endoscopic fundoplication demonstrated comparable efficacy to its surgical counterpart in the treatment of patients with medication refractory GERD, according to a presentation ...

[2,5,6,7,11] Depending upon the definition of failure, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication does fail in 2% to 17% of cases. ... should have evaluation with barium and endoscopy.

EndoGastric Solutions has released an independent study comparing transoral incisionless fundoplication to nissen fundoplication and toupet fundoplication as gastroesophageal reflux disease treatments ...

Although Nissen fundoplication has efficacy exceeding 90%, ... “Endoscopic therapies have to meet a high bar when it comes to clinical endpoints for their trials, ...

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 ...

Upper endoscopy: In an upper endoscopy, ... Nissen fundoplication. Nissen fundoplication, also known as Nissen 360-degree wrap, is the gold standard of surgical GERD treatments.

The American Gastroenterological Association applauded the Supreme Court's Kennedy v. Braidwood decision, which preserves no-cost health insurance coverage for colorectal cancer and hepatitis C ...

A study published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics found the use of surgical fundoplication in patients with GERD has rapidly declined in the United States between 2009 and 2013.