title: Endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux.
abstract: The treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) has improved dramatically in recent years. The new endoluminal treatments may bring a relatively simple, minimally invasive therapy that can be simultaneously applied in patients with GERD undergoing diagnostic upper endoscopy. Although the initial results are promising, these new techniques are generating some controversy and require further evaluation with randomized studies and longer follow-ups to define their precise role in the long-term management of the gastroesophageal reflux disease.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Enrique F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Elli
authors.forename: Garth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horgan
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000379:methods; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013536:Suture Techniques
chemical_list: D011145:Polyvinyls; C020320:ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate