Endoscopic cardial constriction with band ligation in the treatment of refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease: a preliminary feasibility study

Effect and Safety of Peroral Endoscopic Cardial Constriction for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Multiple new endoluminal devices and therapies have been devised to create a more effective antireflux barrier in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Most of these therapies have been abandoned, because they were ineffective and/or had significant adverse effects. However, there are currently two therapies (Stretta, EsophyX) that have US Food and Drug Administration approval a...

Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: endoscopic aspects.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a very common chronic disorder manifesting itself as heartburn, regurgitation, or dysphagia, possibly leading to esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma, and has a major impact on the patient's quality of life. Both medical treatment and surgery are well-established methods with several limitations. Recently, three types of endoscopic method...

Refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus causes troublesome symptoms, esophageal injury, and/or complications. Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) remains the standard therapy for GERD and is effective in most patients. Those whose symptoms are refractory to PPIs should be evaluated further and other treatment opt...

Refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease.

CONTEXT Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition which develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. Its pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment have frequently been analyzed but it is interesting to review some aspects of the GERD refractory patients to the proton pump inhibitors treatment. The treatment encompasses behavioral meas...