Acid Reflux Disease
Research in the area of acid reflux disease reported from R.I. Rothstein and colleagues
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, June 22nd, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, "Endoscopic therapies to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease have been developed as another option for patients with reflux symptoms who do not want to continue medications indefinitely or are unwilling to undergo surgical intervention. The endoscopic treatments can be divided into those that pleat or plicate the upper stomach, deliver thermal energy into the lower esophageal sphincter, or inject or implant biopolymers into the gastroesophageal junction."
"Although capable to improve reflux symptoms for the majority of treated patients for a short while, durability has been...
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