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Surgery |
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Systematic Reviews |
| Article Title |
LINX<sup>®</sup> reflux management system to bridge the “treatment gap” in gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review of 35 studies
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Dimitrios Schizas, Aikaterini Mastoraki, Eleni Papoutsi, Vassilis G Giannakoulis, Prodromos Kanavidis, Diamantis Tsilimigras, Dimitrios Ntourakis, Orestis Lyros, Theodore Liakakos and Dimitrios Moris |
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| Corresponding Author |
Dimitrios Moris, MD, MSc, PhD, Academic Fellow, Academic Research, Doctor, Doctor, Research Fellow, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, 2310 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705, United States. dimmoris@yahoo.com |
| Key Words |
LINX® reflux management system; Magnetic sphincter augmentation; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Gastroesophageal reflux disease - health-related quality of life; ; |
| Core Tip |
Gastroesophageal reflux disease occurs when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. When medical therapy is insufficient, surgical therapy is indicated and, until now, laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) constitutes the gold-standard method. However, Magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA) using the LINX® Reflux Management System has recently emerged and disputes the standard therapeutic approach. The findings of our review enforce the notion that MSA has the potential to bridge the treatment gap between maxed-out medical treatment and LF. However, further studies with longer follow-up are needed for a better elucidation of these results. |
| Publish Date |
2020-01-17 04:08 |
| Citation |
Schizas D, Mastoraki A, Papoutsi E, Giannakoulis VG, Kanavidis P, Tsilimigras D, Ntourakis D, Lyros O, Liakakos T, Moris D. LINX® reflux management system to bridge the “treatment gap” in gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review of 35 studies. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(2): 294-305 |
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| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.294 |
