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Acid Reflux Disease

New findings from University of Aberdeen describe advances in acid reflux disease

Published in Medical Imaging Law Weekly, February 3rd, 2009

According to recent research from Scotland, " To determine the relative benefits and risks of laparoscopic fundoplication surgery as an alternative to long term drug treatment for chronic gastro- oesophageal reflux disease ( GORD). Multicentre, pragmatic randomised trial ( with parallel preference groups)."

"Setting 21 hospitals in the United Kingdom. Participants 357 randomised participants ( 178 surgical, 179 medical) and 453 preference participants ( 261, 192); mean age 46; 66% men. All participants had documented evidence of GORD and symptoms for > 12 months. The type of laparoscopic fundoplication used was left to the discretion of the surgeon. Those allocated...

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