The researches at Institute of Esophageal and Reflux Surgery, Englewood reported that nearly 90% patients with GERD were relieved of regurgitation with laparoscopic magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA). The lead researcher reported that treating GERD surgically corrects the sphincter defects and significantly reduces the number of reflux events, rather than merely reducing the acidity. The technique provides significantly better control of moderate-to-severe regurgitation when compared with twice-daily proton pump inhibitors (PPI) therapy.
Although PPIs reduce gastric acid secretion, further soothing heartburn and reducing esophagitis, these drugs do not alter lower esophageal sphincter (LES) function or mitigate regurgitation. Nevertheless, these drugs are commonly used to treat complaints of persistent regurgitation by increasing doses, even in patients who are refractory to these…
