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 at ...

Is there a Future for Endoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux? The initial attempts at endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux sought to narrow the gastroesophageal junction. These ...

CMS has released fee schedules for endoscopic fundoplication procedures for the treatment of GERD following the AMA’s decision to create a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology code earlier ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EndoGastric Solutions® (EGS), the leader in endoluminal reconstructive treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), today announced new data from a ...

Medigus announced that CMS posted new payment information for endoscopic fundoplication procedures, such as those completed with MUSE (Medigus Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler). 1. This new payment ...

Medigus Ltd., a medical device company developing minimally invasive endosurgical tools and a leader in direct visualization technology, today announced that following the American Medical Association ...

Braquitherapy guided by ecoendoscopy has enabled a therapeutic approach to injuries, hitherto inaccessible by other means. Braquitherapy involves the local administration of radiotherapy by means of ...

An endoscope with a transparent cap enters through a 2 cm mucosal incision into the submucosal “third” space, approximately 5 cm proximal to the lower esophageal sphincter. Four distinct tissue layers ...

Catholic Health appointed Christopher DiMaio, MD, chairman of the department of gastroenterology at Roslyn, N.Y.-based St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center and system co-chair of digestive disease ...

Outcomes are compared with 6-month outcomes after anterior 180° partial fundoplication, and sham procedures from trials of endoscopic therapies. No sham-controlled trial of EsophyX TIF procedure ...