The LINX® System augments the weak Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) to help prevent reflux. The LINX® System is a small ... Most patients who undergo LINX® placement can go home from the hospital the ...

Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, known as GERD, who undergo laparoscopic anti-reflux operations compared with traditional "open" operations suffer fewer postoperative complications ...

March 24, 2010 — Laparoscopic fundoplication surgery is more effective than medical management for treating gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD, also referred to as GORD), at least in the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torax Medical today announced the release of new data from two leading U.S. medical centers that further establishes the LINX Reflux Management System as a safe ...

Called laparoscopic magnetic sphincter augmentation, the procedure involves implanting a small device (LINX) to tighten the opening of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and stop reflux while ...

In worst cases, acid reflux "like a ... food is swallowed. The laparoscopic procedure usually takes less than an hour. Cuzelis said he has a different life since the LINX was put into place ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD ... but additional evidence is needed. The placement of an esophageal dilator during the creation of laparoscopic fundoplication (56 French) is advisable ...

Treatment with Ethicon’s LINX Reflux Management System reduced medical costs more than laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF), a more invasive anti-reflux surgery, and more than offsets the ...

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies subsidiary Ethicon’s Linx Reflux Management System was “significantly ... About 102 received twice-daily proton pump inhibitors and 50 received laparoscopic ...

Because you're taking a risk with any operation, you should consider surgery for acid reflux or GERD (gastroesophageal ... or a few small ones for laparoscopic surgery. Then they'll wrap all ...

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic insertion of a magnetic ring for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. This involves placing a ring of beads outside of the food pipe, just above the ...

1.1 Evidence on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic insertion of a magnetic ring for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is adequate to support using this procedure provided that standard ...