Transoral fundoplication offers durable symptom control for chronic GERD: 3-year report from the TEMPO randomized trial with a crossover arm

Autor: Mamoon Raza, Peter G. Mavrelis, Jeffrey A. Heise, Ahmad B. Shughoury, William E. Barnes, Gilbert Simoni, Mark A. Fox, Karim S. Trad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Surgical Endoscopy
ISSN: 1432-2218
0930-2794
Popis: Background Four randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the short-term efficacy and safety of transoral esophagogastric fundoplication (TF) performed with the EsophyX® device in eliminating troublesome gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms in well-selected patient populations. The aim of this study was to assess the durability of these outcomes at 3 years post-procedure. Methods The TF EsophyX versus Medical PPI Open Label trial was conducted in seven US sites. Between June and August 2012, we enrolled patients with small (
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