Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Replacing a few servings per day of either coffee, tea or soda with water may reduce risk for symptoms of GERD, according to study results.

Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease presents a list of some of the top stories that included some of the top research and discussions pertaining to interventional endoscopy presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting

Researchers recently conducted a randomized trial of treatments for patients with heartburn who were not responsive to proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, but it turns out that GERD caused heartburn in only a minority of patients. For that select group, surgery was superior to medical treatment, they said.

Patients with medically refractory GERD reported that magnetic sphincter augmentation sustained regurgitation control over 12 months, according to study results.

Among the top stories in gastroenterology last week were a study that found moderate consumption of red wine helped to promote better diversity in the gut microbiome, and phase 1 study results that demonstrated the potential of a novel therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease has compiled a list of some of the top stories we reported in August.

Esophageal symptoms in patients with obesity are caused by gastroesophageal reflux and not dysmotility, according to study results.

While most GERD patients had favorable outcomes after magnetic sphincter augmentation with the Linx device, higher BMI, a structurally defective lower esophageal sphincter, and higher lower esophageal sphincter pressure were linked to poorer outcomes, according to study results shared at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Surgical Spring Week.