Endoscopic therapy of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Outcomes of the randomized-controlled trials done to date

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 594-602

  Rothstein, Richard I ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic; Full thickness plication; Gastroesophageal reflux; Gastroplication; Treatment

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSPNEA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NAUSEA; PATIENT SAFETY; PH; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SHAM PROCEDURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STOMACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449132292     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31816bcde5     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (44)

1. Sandler RS, Everhart JE, Donowitz M, et al. The burden of selected digestive diseases in the United States. Gastroenterology. 2002;122:1500-1511.
2. Chiba N, De Gara CJ, Wilkinson JM, et al. Speed of healing and symptom relief in grade II to IV gastroesophageal reflux disease: a meta-analysis. Gastroenterology. 1997;112:1798-1810.
3. Donnellan C, Sharma N, Preston C, et al. Medical treatments for the maintenance therapy of reflux esophagitis and endoscopic negative reflux disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005;3.
4. Lundell L, Miettinen P, Myrold HE, et al. Continued (5-year) follow-up of a randomized clinical study comparing antireflux surgery and omeprazole in gastroesophageal reflux disease. J Am Coll Surg. 2001;192:172-181.
5. Spechler SJ, Lee E, Ahnen D, et al. Long-term outcome of medical and surgical therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2001;285:2331-2338.
6. Vakil N, Shaw M, Kirby R. Clinical effectiveness of laparoscopic fundoplication in a US community. Am J Med. 2003;114:1-5.
7. Swain CP, Mills TN. An endoscopic sewing machine. Gastrointest Endosc. 1986;32:36.
8. Swain CP, Brown GJ, Mills TN. An endoscopic stapling device: the development of a new flexible endoscopically controlled device for placing multiple transmural staples in gastrointestinal tissue. Gastrointest Endosc. 1989;35:338.
9. Swain CP, Kadirkamanathan SS, Gong F, et al. Knot tying at flexible endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 1994;40:722.
10. Kadirkamanathan SS, Evans DF, Gong F, et al. Antireflux operations at flexible endoscopy using endoluminal stitching techniques: an experimental study. Gastrointest Endosc. 1996;44:133.
11. Kadirkamanathan SS, Yazaki E, Evans DF, et al. An ambulant porcine model of acid reflux used to evaluate endoscopic gastroplasty. Gut. 1999;44:782.
12. Filipi C, Lehman G, Rothstein RI, et al. Transoral endoscopic suturing for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a multicenter trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001;53:416-422.
13. Mahmood Z, McMahon BP, Arfin Q, et al. Endocinch therapy for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a one year prospective follow up. Gut. 2003;52:34-39.
14. Thomson M, Fritscher-Ravens A, Hall S, et al. Endoluminal gastroplication in children with significant gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Gut. 2004;53:1745-1750.
15. Tam WC, Holloway RH, Dent J, et al. Impact of endoscopic suturing of the gastroesophageal junction on lower esophageal sphincter function and gastroesophageal reflux in patients with reflux disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004;99:195-202.
16. Abou-Rebyeh H, Hoepffner N, Rosch T, et al. Long-term failure of endoscopic suturing in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux: a prospective follow-up study. Endoscopy. 2005;37:213-216.
17. Schiefke I, Zabel-Langhennig A, Neumann S, et al. Long term failure of endoscopic gastroplication (EndoCinch). Gut. 2005;54:752-758.
18. Chen YK, Raijman I, Ben-Menachem T, et al. Long-term outcomes of endoluminal gastroplication: a U.S. multicenter trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2005;61:659-667.
19. Rothstein RI, Hynes ML, Grove MR, et al. Endoscopic gastric plication (EndoCinch) for GERD: a randomized, sham-controlled, blinded, single-center study (abstract). Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;59:AB111.
20. Park PO, Hall-Angeras M, Ohlin B, et al. A prospective, multicenter, randomized, single-blind, parallel group study on the comparison between endoscopic crdia suturing and sham operation as a treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (abstract). Gastroenterology. 2005;128:A95.
21. Montgomery M, Hakanson B, Ljundqvist O, et al. Twelve months' follow-up after treatment with the EndoCinch endoscopic technique for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a randomized, placebo-controlled study. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1382-1389.
22. Schwartz MP, Wellink H, Gooszen HG, et al. Endoscopic gastroplication for the treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease: a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Gut. 2007;56:20-28.
23. Schilling D, Kiesslich R, Galle PR, et al. Endoluminal therapy of GERD with a new endoscopic suturing device. Gastrointest Endosc. 2005;62:37-43.
24. Pleskow D, Rothstein R, Lo L, et al. Endoscopic full-thickness plication for GERD: a multicenter study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;59:163-171.
25. Pleskow D, Rothstein R, Lo S, et al. Endoscopic full-thickness placation for the treatment of GERD: 12-month follow-up for the North American open-label trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2005;61:643-649.
26. Pleskow D, Rothstein R, Kozarek R, et al. Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of GERD: long-term multicenter results. Surg Endosc. 2007;21:439-445.
27. Rothstein R, Filipi C, Caca K, et al. Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Gastroenterology. 2006;131:704-712.
28. Ramage JI, Rothstein RI, Edmundowicz A, et al. Endoscopically placed titanium plicator for GERD: pivotal phase-preliminary 6-month results (abstract). Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;63:AB126.
29. Cadiere GB, Rajan A, Rqibate M, et al. Endoluminal fundoplication (ELF)-evolution of EsophyX™, a new surgical device for transoral surgery. Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2006;15:348-355.
30. Cadiere GB, Rajan A, Germay O, et al. Endoluminal fundoplication by a transoral device for for the treatment of GERD: a feasibility study. Surg Endosc. 2007;DOI 10.1007/s00464 007-9618-9. [Epub ahead of print].
31. http://www.medigus.com/gerd.html
32. Triadafilopoulos G, DiBaise JK, Notrant TT, et al. Radiofrequency energy delivery to the gastroesophageal junction for the treatment of GERD. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001;53:407-415.
33. Triadafilopoulos G, DiBaise JK, Notrant TT, et al. The Stretta procedure for the treatment of GERD: 6 and 12 month follow-up of the U.S open label trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2002;55:1499-1156.
34. Triadafilopoulos G. Changes in GERD symptoms score correlate with improvement in esophageal acid exposure after the Stretta procedure. Surg Endosc. 2004;18:1038-1044.
35. Wolfsen HC, Richards WO. The Stretta procedure for the treatment of GERD: a registry of 558 patients. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech. 2002;12:395-402.
36. Corley DA, Katz P, Wo J, et al. Improvement of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms after radiofrequency energy: a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Gastroenterology. 2003;125:668-676.
37. Johnson DA, Ganz R, Aisenberg J, et al. Endoscopic, deep mural implantation of Enteryx for the treatment of GERD: 6-month follow-up of a multicenter trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003;98:250-258.
38. Johnson DA, Ganz R, Aisenberg J, et al. Endoscopic implantation of Enteryx for treatment of GERD: 12-month results of a prospective, multicenter trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003;98:1921-1930.
39. Deviere J, Costamanga G, Neuhaus H, et al. Nonresorbable copolymer implantation for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a randomized sham-controlled multicenter trial. Gastroenterology. 2005;128:532-540.
40. Lehman GA, Chen YK, Mendolia TF, et al. Improved acid exposure and symptom scores 3 months post-ENTERYX: initial US randomized, controlled trial results. Gastroenterology. 2005;129:371-372.
41. Fockens P, Bruno MJ, Gabbrielli A, et al. Endoscopic augmentation of the lower esophageal sphincter for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a multicenter study of the Gatekeeper reflux repair system. Endoscopy. 2004;36:682-689.
42. Cicala M, Gabbrielli A, Emerenziani S, et al. Effect of endoscopic augmentation of the lower oesophageal sphincter (Gatekeeper reflux repair system) on intraesophageal dynamic characteristics of acid reflux. Gut. 2005;54:183-186.
43. Rothstein RI, Young J, Rosen J. Robots in endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2004;14:679-696.
44. Conchillo JM, Schwartz MP, Selimah M, et al. Role of intraesophageal impedance monitoring in the evaluation of endoscopic gastroplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007;26:61-68.