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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Are the outcomes of the new procedures justifying widespread adoption of the technique? Does the device enable anatomical repair without incisions for surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients? Is EsophyX a technology that advances the treatment of GERD forward?

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EndoGastric Solutions, the world leader in natural orifice surgery […]

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EndoGastric Solutions > Results of EsophyX Multi-Center GERD Study > Transoral incisionless fundoplication surgery > No skin incisions > No cutting of vessels > No dissection of the fundus > 85% of patients remain symptom-free > Off daily GERD medication > Chanbe the dependence on pharmaceuticals

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Are the effects of daily GERD medication raising concerns that there are additional detrimental effects of pharmaceuticals that should be avoided? Is EsophyX a technology that advances the treatment of GERD forward? Is the discontinue of GERD medications especially important for women in the face of osteoporosis?

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StomaphyX Transoral Gastric Pouch Reduction > New Option For Patients Who Gain Weight After Undergoing Bariatric Surgery > Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre > Designated As One Of Three US Training Centers in New York Ohio and Florida

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Is StomaphyX transoral gastric pouch reduction a new option for patients who gain weight a few years after undergoing bariatric surgery? Will a technique that involves neither abdominal nor internal incisions allow patients to recover more quickly? Does the transoral technique allow the introduction of instrument through the mouth, eliminating pain for the patient?

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Bovine collagen injections in the GE tract > Curon Medical’s Stretta device > NDO Plicator > Enteryx Boston Scientific > Gatekeeper Medtronic > Wilson-Cook endoscopic suturing device > EsophyX EndoGastric Solutions > What’s next?

Monday, October 22, 2007

Where are GERD therapies going from here? When will the reimbursement policies for endoluminal therapies change? Is the lack of coverage and efficacy data going to slow down the application of new techniques?

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…three different endoluminal procedures are being used…to treat GERD patients: endoscopic suturing with the NDO Plicator (NDO […]

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