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Background. Endoscopic radiofrequency energy delivery (Stretta) is effective for managing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in selected patients. One criticism, however, is a theory that a mechanism of action is partial desensitization of the esophageal body rather than a reduction in esophageal acid exposure. To resolve this question, this study sought to determine if there is a correlation...
A debate has been going for decades between surgeons and gastroenterologists about the treatment of choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) has been historically far from the reach of gastroenterologists, who adopted the symptomatic treatment as their approach to reflux disease through reduction of gastric acid. As for surgeons, reaching the LES was...
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