Radiofrequency energy delivery to the lower esophageal sphincter (Stretta procedure) in patients with recurrent reflux after antireflux surgery: Can surgery be avoided?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1207-1211

  McClusky III, D A ^a   Khaitan, L ^a   Swafford, V A ^a   Smith, C D ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antireflux surgery; Heartburn; Radiofrequency energy delivery; Recurrent GERD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; THORAX PAIN; VOICE CHANGE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIO WAVES; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447096225     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9195-y     Document Type: Article

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