Surgical treatment for GERD has been shown to be effective in treating asthma,
which can be a GERD-related illness.
Aggressive antireflux therapy, both medication and surgery, results in
improvement of asthma for 70 to 80 percent of GERD patients.
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Antireflux surgery improved respiratory symptoms in 70 percent of adults with
asthma and GERD.5
Antireflux surgery has been shown to be superior to medication in improving
asthma in GERD patients.5
Barrett’s Esophagus
For many years, the medical community widely assumed that once Barrett’s
esophagus was established it did not change. However, findings published in
several articles indicate that this assumption is not true.
One-third of patients with visible segments of Barrett’s esophagus who had
antireflux surgery experienced regression of their Barrett’s esophagus.
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Minimally invasive antireflux surgery was effective in controlling symptoms in
the majority of patients with Barrett’s esophagus.
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Several factors suggest that surgical management of Barrett’s esophagus may be
preferable to long-term acid-suppression therapy.
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Effective antireflux surgery may induce complete or partial regression of
Barrett’s epithelium.8
Minimally invasive antireflux surgery provides excellent long-lasting relief
of symptoms in patients with Barrett’s esophagus.
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Hiatal Hernia
Antireflux surgery is the only available therapy that reliably increases lower
esophageal sphincter pressures and length, decreases the frequency of lower
esophageal sphincter relaxations, and corrects the hiatal hernia.
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GERD in Infants and Children
Antireflux surgery improved respiratory symptoms in nearly 90 percent of
pediatric patients with GERD and asthma.5
Minimally invasive antireflux surgery has been performed safely in infants and
children with the same expected advantages as those seen in adult patients.
The recovery period is quicker than open surgery.
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