PMID- 12931293
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040519
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1090-3941 (Print)
IS  - 1090-3941 (Linking)
VI  - 11
DP  - 2003
TI  - The Stretta procedure: effective endoluminal therapy for GERD.
PG  - 129-34
AB  - Since its inception, laparoscopic fundoplication has revolutionized the surgical 
      approach to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Endoluminal therapies for 
      GERD are less invasive than surgery, seek to duplicate its efficacy, and may 
      eliminate reliance on proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and other antisecretory drugs. 
      The Stretta procedure uses radiofrequency (RF) energy delivered to the tissues of 
      the distal lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and gastric cardia, which decreases 
      LES compliance, increases LES muscle mass, and limits the inappropriate transient 
      LES relaxations responsible for GERD in many patients. The Stretta procedure has 
      been shown to be effective in laboratory studies, randomized sham-controlled 
      studies, and numerous open-label prospective clinical trials. For patients with 
      appropriate indications, the Stretta procedure is an effective endoluminal 
      therapy for treatment of symptomatic GERD.
FAU - Fanelli, Robert D
AU  - Fanelli RD
AD  - Department of Surgery, Berkshire Medical Center, University of Massachusetts 
      Medical School, Pittsfield, MA, USA.
FAU - Gersin, Keith S
AU  - Gersin KS
FAU - Bakhsh, Adel
AU  - Bakhsh A
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - United States
TA  - Surg Technol Int
JT  - Surgical technology international
JID - 9604509
SB  - IM
MH  - Esophagogastric Junction/radiation effects
MH  - *Esophagoscopes
MH  - Esophagoscopy/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Fundoplication/methods
MH  - Gastroesophageal Reflux/diagnosis/*surgery
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Radiofrequency Therapy
MH  - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
MH  - Risk Assessment
MH  - Sensitivity and Specificity
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Treatment Outcome
RF  - 17
EDAT- 2003/08/22 05:00
MHDA- 2004/05/20 05:00
CRDT- 2003/08/22 05:00
PHST- 2003/08/22 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/05/20 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/08/22 05:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Surg Technol Int. 2003;11:129-34.