Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Stretta procedure highly effective for GERD in obese patients, data shows

Published in Drug Week, July 2nd, 2004

Curon Medical, Inc., (CURN), announced that clinical data presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the Central Surgical Association (CSA) in Chicago, Illinois, show that the Stretta procedure is highly effective in treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in obese patients as well as those who had previously undergone unsuccessful anti-reflux surgery.

The principal investigator of the study, "Delivery of Radiofrequency Energy to the Lower Esophageal Sphincter Improves Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux," was W. Scott Melvin, MD, chief of the division of general surgery and director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Ohio State University Medical...

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