title: New outpatient procedures for GERD present alternatives.
abstract: Heartburn getting serious clinical attention. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, can cause inflammation of the vocal cords or even cancer of the esophagus. But even the more prosaic symptoms should be enough to get clinicians to investigate these two new surgical interventions for heartburn.
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016527:Drug Costs; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000601:surgery*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017494:Proton Pumps / Q000819:agonists; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D017494:Proton Pumps