Endoscopic treatment of proton pump inhibitor-refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease with anti-reflux mucosectomy: Experience of 109 cases.
Kazuya SumiHaruhiro InoueYasutoshi KobayashiYugo IwayaMary Raina Angeli FujiyoshiYusuke FujiyoshiYuto ShimamuraHaruo IkedaManabu OnimaruPublished in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2020)
Anti-reflux mucosectomy is an effective minimally invasive therapy for patients with PPI-refractory GERD. The therapeutic efficacy is attributable to suppression of acid backflow due to contraction of the scar tissue in cardia.