EsophyX™- Trans Oral Incision-less Fundoplication (TIF)
www.fortworthlapband.com Fort Worth LAP-BAND is pleased announced the addition of a new non-invasive procedure for surgical treatment of Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) called EsophyX. If you suffer from heartburn you are not alone. Approximately 14 million Americans experience symptoms of GERD, including heartburn and esophageal inflammation on a daily basis. If you have heartburn twice a week or more you may have GERD.
I am considering this. I wish there were some people posting here who have done it already. It seems an upgrade from the Nissen procedure.
Gonna try natural ways first.
I’m contemplating having this done as well. Any input?
Be very careful about whether the esophyx is reversible. (See video 2:17) My friend had it done and is now being told it is not reversible – has this happened to anyone else? thanks
I had it done and it did me no good. My gerd symptoms were just as bad, and I had a bunch of chest pain along with new digestive problems. I ended up having to do a nissen afdetrwards. I have yet to see data suggesting that this procedure has an effective “easy repair” as they claim.
My friend had this done in Europe and he said he never had a problem again.
@unccgreen If he had GERD and all the tests endscopy, 24 ph monitering, barrium swallow and all of these confirmed it as GERD then this surgery would have been gold standard and it also depends on the surgeon’s experience….. something must’ve went wrong somewhere…
@panduranga001 yes natural. I did nissen and I’m going thru helll!!
@uli97 You would be hard pressed to find any surgeon who would do a form of a fundoplication without going through the proper testing. It is absolutely correct that an endoscopy, bravo, manometry, barium swallow are all standards for diagnosing GERD. If you are calling the Esophyx the gold standard for the treatment of GERD, however, that is certainly not the case. I assume you must be referring to the Nissen as the “gold standard”.
I have problem it seems a better option than taking dangerous meds it is in fact a broken valve that causes the reflux so in essence repair is the only sane option.
I have this problem it seems a better option than taking dangerous meds it is in fact a broken valve that causes the reflux so in essence repair is the only sane option.
@unccgreen
Hey, can you tell me if the Nissen helped you anyhow and if you had problems making it after Esophyx?
I had the Esophyx last year and is at no good for me as well .
I am going to have this done, doctor said it is better than the 360 degree Nissen Fundoplication.
did not understand the last part .that after 18 months appears to have surgical like appearance
It said “results’, not “appearance”