NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 18 — Antireflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may reduce chronic cough refractory to acid blockade, according to results of a prospective trial ...

Oct. 22, 2002 -- Even though it cuts the need for anti-acid drugs, GERD surgery isn't cost-effective in the short term. Sullivan's team matched 123 GERD patients who opted for surgery with 246 GERD ...

If you’re among the 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you know how uncomfortable the symptoms can be. Chronic acid reflux can cause painful heartburn, ...

May 1, 2006 (Dallas) — The number of laparoscopic surgeries to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) performed from 2000 to 2003 has dramatically decreased, especially among 18- to 39-year-olds ...

If you have an esophagus, you’ve almost certainly experienced the occasional bout of heartburn — that painful sensation that occurs when highly acidic stomach juices splash up into the tube that ...

For patients who have undergone bariatric surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), revision surgery is common and is mainly with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), according to a study ...

While both groups had weight-loss success, the first group had better outcomes reducing their acid reflux symptoms compared to the group who just had gastric bypass. “This is the first study to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Five years after minimally invasive "keyhole" surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), most patients report near-normal health-related quality of life and are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new study showed “notable variation” in the overall use of antireflux surgery in infants with GERD, and in the ...

The main therapeutic strategies for GERD are antireflux surgery and pharmacological intervention. The vast majority of patients with GERD receive or prefer medical over surgical therapy. A recent ...