Long-term follow-up study of the Stretta procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1475-1479

  Torquati, A ^a   Houston, H L ^a   Kaiser, J ^a   Holzman, M D ^a   Richards, W O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Radiofrequency energy; Stretta procedure

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY; STRETTA PROCEDURE; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4744343698     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9181-y     Document Type: Article

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