The transoral incisionless fundoplication, or TIF, procedure is a relatively mild surgical technique. It was developed to treat a particular medical condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease ...

Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) is a surgical procedure that treats acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The TIF procedure can be an effective alternative to more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 17—ALBANY — More than 20 million Americans suffer with daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux such as regurgitation, ...

ORLANDO, Florida — Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) might benefit more from transoral incisionless fundoplication than from continued treatment with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), ...

Transoral fundoplication is an effective treatment for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, especially for patients with persistent regurgitation despite proton pump inhibitor therapy, ...

Transoral incisionless fundoplication with the EsophyX device provided long-term control of GERD symptoms through 4 years of follow-up, according to new data from the TEMPO trial presented at ...

Portsmouth Regional Hospital is now offering a new treatment for chronic acid reflux. The procedure, transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF), creates a barrier at the top of the stomach to prevent ...

Hackensack University Medical Center is offering a new procedure called Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication that is performed without laparoscopy or open abdominal incisions. “The TIF procedure can ...

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EndoGastric Solutions® (EGS), a leader in incisionless procedural therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

A new white paper by the American Foregut Society (AFS) summarizes the published outcome data for Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication 2.0 (TIF 2.0) and Concomitant Transoral Incisionless ...

Kenneth Chang, MD, an interventional gastroenterologist, performed the first Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication procedure using the new EsophyX Z Fastener Delivery System. 1. Dr. Chang is the ...

The ASGE guidelines recommend upper endoscopy for GERD patients with alarm symptoms or risk factors for Barrett esophagus, and post-sleeve gastrectomy or peroral endoscopic myotomy. Meticulous ...