Antireflux band mucosectomy: a novel minimally invasive approach for the treatment of refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Endoscopic therapies in the treatment of refractory GERD have largely been regarded as inferior as surgical intervention. Procedures such as the transoral endoscopic incisionless fundoplication (TIF), Stretta, and antireflux mucosectomy (ARMS) are less invasive but produce outcomes that are middling to lackluster, with many patients having to continue proton pump therapy without resolution of symptoms. Antireflux band mucosectomy (ARBM), in which the cardia is banded, may provide more effective relief. We present 4 patients with refractory GERD who did not opt for surgical intervention and were successfully treated with the ARBM procedure.

Methods

Four patients with GERD refractory to medical therapy underwent ARBM. Three patients had nonerosive esophagit

SUBMITTER: Deshmukh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9479367 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature