Ohio Surgeon to Perform Incisionless Procedure for Acid Reflux at Surgery Center

Ralph W. Peters, MD, a general surgeon with Memorial Health Care System in Fremont, Ohio, has been trained for a new incisionless, reconstructive surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a news release from the organization.

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Dr. Peters will perform the procedure, called EsophyX, at the Memorial Hospital Weitzel Kern Surgery Center. He is the first physician in northwest Ohio to be trained to perform this procedure, according to the release.

“This incisionless  procedure can significantly improve quality of life for our patients,” said Dr. Peters in the news release. “Many reflux patients are unable to drink carbonated or caffeinated beverages or eat rich foods or fruit without triggering reflux. They also sleep sitting up to reduce nighttime reflux. After this new procedure, clinical trials have shown that most patients can eat and drink foods they avoided for many years. Reflux no longer impacts their life like it previously did.”

The EsophyX incisionless procedure is possible because the EsophyX surgical device is introduced into the body through mouth, meaning there is no visible scar. This approach is supposed to help reduce adverse effects.

 

Read the Memorial Health Care System news release about EsophyX.

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