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Electrical stimulation therapy of the lower esophageal sphincter is successful in treating GERD: final results of open-label prospective trial

BACKGROUND: Electrical stimulation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) improves LES pressure without interfering with LES relaxation. The aim of this open-label pilot trial was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long-term LES stimulation using a permanently implanted LES stimulator in patien...

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Autores principales: Rodríguez, Leonardo, Rodriguez, Patricia, Gómez, Beatriz, Ayala, Juan C., Saba, Jorge, Perez-Castilla, Alberto, Galvao Neto, Manoel, Crowell, Michael D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23073680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2561-4