Surgeon Glenn Ihde, MD, has performed his 500th transoral incisionless fundoplication procedure at Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas. “Before the TIF procedure, patients were facing a lifetime of ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A cutting-edge procedure at a Little Rock hospital is helping patients with chronic acid reflux get relief. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is one of the most prevalent ...

SMYRNA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Willie Melvin at The Surgical Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee, offers the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF®) procedure for patients with gastroesophageal ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Doctors at Memorial Hospital in Savannah are helping patients ditch medication and live indigestion free. The NIH says 20 percent of Americans experience acid reflux. Doctors ...

(and 43 states providing coverage). “The robust body of clinical evidence which supports the TIF 2.0 or discontinue PPI use and want a less invasive procedure than traditional surgery has access to ...

Q: What do you think of the TIF (transoral incisionless fundoplication) procedure for relieving persistent gastroesophageal reflux disease? I’ve been on a double dose of proton pump inhibitors and ...

2. The study showed 83 percent of patients who underwent a TIF procedure eliminated regurgitation and all atypical symptoms. There were 70 percent of patients who discontinued PPI therapy and at the ...

Have antacids and other medications to help control gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) failed to bring relief? Have you changed your diet but still suffer frequent heartburn or other uncomfortable ...

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a global leader of healthcare technology, announced today that the American Society for ...

The TIF procedure is safe and effective in eliminating or improving a range of typical and atypical gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, including heartburn and reflux, in up to 81 percent ...