GERD: The potential for endoscopic intervention

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-188

  Triadafilopoulos, George ^a,b  

^a Medical Service   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic implantation; Endoscopic stapling; Endoscopic suturing; Endoscopic therapy, radiofrequency; Esophageal pH monitoring; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Injection therapy; Lower esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

CATHETERIZATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH CARE COST; HIATUS HERNIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH CONTENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DECISION TREES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 4644229754     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080317     Document Type: Review

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