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Is the Stretta procedure safe and effective for the long-term control of symptoms in patients with refractory GERD?

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boxed-textNoar MD and Lofti-Emran S (2007) Sustained improvement in symptoms of GERD and antisecretory drug use: 4-year follow-up of the Stretta procedure. Gastrointest Endosc 65: 367–372

The Stretta procedure seems effective for the long-term control of symptoms in patients with refractory GERD, but further studies are required to elucidate its mechanism of action and its effect on esophageal acid exposure

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  1. WO Richards is Ingram Professor of Surgical Sciences, Director of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and Medical Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Surgical Weight Loss at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,

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Richards, W. Is the Stretta procedure safe and effective for the long-term control of symptoms in patients with refractory GERD?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 654–655 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0978

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