Endoluminal therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease: Is the evidence for efficacy any stronger?

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 202-206

  Lee, Thomas J ^a   Kahrilas, Peter J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; PLACEBO; POLYACRYLONITRILE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYPOXIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; NAUSEA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROSTHESIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; URINE RETENTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 21444437703     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-005-0035-8     Document Type: Review

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