Anyone who suffers from acid reflux knows how painful and inconvenient the condition can be. For some, prescription or over-the-counter medication can provide a temporary reprieve from acid reflux—but ...
SMYRNA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Willie Melvin at The Surgical Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee, offers the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF®) procedure for patients with gastroesophageal ...
REDMOND, Wa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.® today announced that the American Gastroenterology Association retired their 2008 guidelines, Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ...
2. The study showed 83 percent of patients who underwent a TIF procedure eliminated regurgitation and all atypical symptoms. There were 70 percent of patients who discontinued PPI therapy and at the ...
Surgeon Glenn Ihde, MD, has performed his 500th transoral incisionless fundoplication procedure at Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas. “Before the TIF procedure, patients were facing a lifetime of ...
(and 43 states providing coverage). “The robust body of clinical evidence which supports the TIF 2.0 or discontinue PPI use and want a less invasive procedure than traditional surgery has access to ...
Apr. 17—ALBANY — More than 20 million Americans suffer with daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux such as regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness and dental erosions. Normal treatment usually ...
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (MMSI), a global leader of healthcare technology, announced today that the American Society for Gastrointestinal ...