Intensive care medicine

Contraindication

Therapeutic endoscopy

Reflux

Endoscopy

Alternative medicine

Medical therapy

Antacid

Cisapride

GERD

Internal medicine

Hepatology

Medicine

Gastroenterology

General surgery

Disease

Pathology

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has consistently been the most frequently diagnosed gastrointestinal malady in the USA. The mainstay of therapy has traditionally been medical management, including lifestyle and dietary modifications as well as antacid medications. In those patients found to be refractory to medical management or with a contraindication to medications, the next step up has been surgical anti-reflux procedures. Recently, though innovative advancements in therapeutic endoscopy have created numerous options for the endoscopic management of GERD, in this review, we discuss the various endoscopic therapy options, as well as suggested strategies we use to recommend the most appropriate therapy for patients.

Endoscopic Management of GERD