Treating acid reflux without compressing the food passageway: 4-year safety and clinical outcomes with the RefluxStop device in a prospective multicenter study

• Published in: Surgical endoscopy Vol. 38; no. 10; pp. 6060 - 6069
• Main Authors: Harsányi, László, Kincses, Zsolt, Zehetner, Joerg, Altorjay, Áron
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 2024 SAGES Oral; Abdominal Surgery; Adult; Aged; Clinical outcomes; Dysphagia; Esophageal pH Monitoring; Esophageal Sphincter, Lower - surgery; Esophagus; Female; Gastroenterology; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Gynecology; Hepatology; Humans; Laparoscopy - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Proctology; Prospective Studies; Prostheses and Implants - adverse effects; Quality of Life; Surgery; Treatment Outcome; Dysphagia; Gas-bloating; pH monitoring; Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Surgery; RefluxStop
• ISSN: 0930-2794; 1432-2218; 1432-2218
• DOI: 10.1007/s00464-024-11114-0

Introduction RefluxStop is an implantable device for laparoscopic surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to restore and maintain lower esophageal sphincter and angle of His anatomy without encircling and putting pressure on the food passageway, thereby avoiding side effects suc...