Estudos Científicos

2014 – STRETTA CLINICAL Durability of Stretta Radiofrequency Treatment for GERD: Results of an 8-Year Follow-Up
Luca Dughera, Gianluca Rotondano, Maria De Cento, Paola Cassolino, and Fabio Cisarò
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, Volume 2014, Article ID 531907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/531907

2014 – STRETTA CLINICAL Long-term maintenance effect of radiofrequency energy delivery for refractory GERD: a decade later
Mark D. Noar, MD, Patrick Squires, BS, Emmanuelle Noar, MS, and Martin Lee
Surgical Endoscopy, published online Feb 2014

2014 – STRETTA CLINICAL Radiofrequency-based treatments for esophageal disease
C. R. Subramanian, G. Triadafilopoulos
European Surgery, published online Jan 2013, DOI 10.1007/s10353-013-0243-7

2013 – STRETTA CLINICAL Stretta Radiofrequency Treatment for GERD: A Safe and Effective Modality
Mark Franciosa, George Triadafilopoulos, Hiroshi Mashimo.
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, August 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/783815

2014 – STRETTA CLINICAL Long-term results of RF energy delivery (Stretta) for the treatment of GERD
L. Dughera, F. Cisaro, P. Cassolino, M. DeCento. Citta della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy.
Poster presented at OESO 2012.

2012 – STRETTA CLINICAL Radiofrequency Energy Delivery To The Lower Esophageal Sphincter Reduces Esophageal Acid Exposure And Improves GERD Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Perry K, Banerjee A, Melvin S.
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques, August 2012; 22(4) 283-288

2012 – STRETTA CLINICAL A Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Study of the Effect of Radiofrequency Energy on Symptoms and Distensibility of the Gastro-Esophageal Junction in GERD
Arts J, Bisschops R, Blondeau K, Farré R, Vos R, Holvoet L, Caenepeel P, Lerut A, Tack J
Am J Gastroenterol. 2012 Feb;107(2):222-30. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2011.395

2011 – STRETTA CLINICAL Radiofrequency treatment on respiratory symptoms due to gastroesophageal reflux disease.
GAO Xiang, WANG Zhong-gao, WU Ji-min, JI Feng, ZHANG Cheng-chao, NING Ya-chan, LI Zhi-tong, HU Zhi-wei, CHEN Xiu and TIAN Shu-rui
Chin Med J, 2011;124(7):1006-1009

2011 – STRETTA CLINICAL Long-term results of radiofrequency energy delivery for the treatment of GERD. Results of a 48 month prospective study.
Luca Dughera MD, Monica Navino MD, Paola Cassolino MD, Mariella De Cento MD, Luca Cacciotella, Fabio Cisarò MD, Michele Chiaverina MD, Turin Italy
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, August 2011

2009 – STRETTA CLINICAL Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease – Clinical Practice Guidelines
Grzegorz Wallner, Michał Solecki, Wiesław Tarnowski, Tadeusz Wróblewski, Edward Stanowski, Andrzej Budzyński, Maciej Michalik
Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques, 2009; 4 (Suppl 1)

2009 – STRETTA CLINICAL Endoluminal Full-Thickness Plication and Radiofrequency Treatments for GERD. An Outcomes Comparison
Louis O. Jeansonne IV, MD; Brent C. White, MD; Vien Nguyen, MD; Syed M. Jafri, BS; Vickie Swafford, RN; Mina Katchooi, DDS; Leena Khaitan, MD, PhD; S. Scott Davis, MD; C. Daniel Smith, MD; Shahriar Sedghi, MD
Arch Surg. 2009;144(1):19-24

2009 – STRETTA CLINICAL A prospective randomized trial of sham, single-dose Stretta, and double-dose Stretta for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Abdel Aziz AM, El-Khayat HR, Sadek A, Mattar SG, McNulty G, Kongkam P, Guda MF, Lehman GA.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2009 Jul;25(4):352-7.

2009 – STRETTA CLINICAL What is left of the endoscopic antireflux devices?
Jafri SM, Arora G, Triadafilopoulos G.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol, 2009 Jul;25(4):352-7. Review

2008 – STRETTA CLINICAL Radiofrequency Energy Delivery to the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (Stretta Procedure) Does Not Provide Long-term Symptom Control
John M. Dundon, MD, Steven S. David, MD, Jeffrey W. Hazey, MD, Vimal Narula, MD, Peter Muscarella, MD, and William Scott Melvin, MD
Surgical Innovation, Volume 15 Number 4, December 2008 297-301

2008 – STRETTA CLINICAL Gastroparesis associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease and corresponding reflux symptoms
Noar MD, Noar E
Surg Endosc. 2008 Nov;22(11):2440-4

2008 – STRETTA CLINICAL Clinical trial: radiofrequency energy delivery in proton pump inhibitor-dependent gastro-oesophageal reflux disease patients
J. P. Galmiche, E. Coron, V. Sebille, G. Cadiot, F. Zerbib, P. Ducrotte, F. Ducrot, P. Pouderoux, J. Arts, M. Le Rhun, T. Piche, S. Bruley Des Varannes
Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 28, July 2008 1147-1158

2007 – STRETTA CLINICAL Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of the Stretta procedure in Japanese patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: first report from Asia
Kazuhide Higuchi, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Hirotoshi Okazaki, Masahiko Tabuchi, Natsuhiko Kameda, Kaori Kadouchi, Hirohisa Machida, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Masatsugu Shiba, Toshio Watanabe, Kazunari Tominaga, Nobuhide Oshitani, and Tetsuo Arakawa
J Gastroenterol 2007; 42:205–210

2007 – STRETTA CLINICAL Improvement of objective GERD parameters after radiofrequency energy delivery: A European study
Peter N. Meier, Tina Nietzschmnn, Ibrahim Akin, Stefanie Klose, and Michael P. Manns
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007; 42: 911-916

2007 – STRETTA CLINICAL Influence of radiofrequency energy delivery at the gastroesophageal junction (the Stretta procedure) on symptoms, acid exposure, and esophageal sensitivity to acid perfusion in gastroesophagal reflux disease
Arts J, Sifrim D, Rutgeerts P, Lerut A, Janssens J, Tack J
Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Sep;52(9):2170-7.

2007 – STRETTA CLINICAL Sustained improvement in symptoms of GERD and antisecretory drug use: 4-year follow-up of the Stretta procedure
Noar M, Lotfi-Emran S
Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Mar;65(3):367-72

2007 – STRETTA CLINICAL Long-term results of radiofrequency energy delivery for the treatment of GERD: sustained improvements in symptoms, quality of life, and drug use at 4-year follow-up
Reymunde A, Santiago N.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Mar;65(3):361-6

2007 – STRETTA CLINICAL Radiofrequency energy delivery to the lower esophageal sphincter (Stretta procedure) in patients with recurrent reflux after antireflux surgery
D. A. McClusky III, L. Khaitan, V. A. Swafford, C. D. Smith
Surg Endosc (2007) 21: 1207–1211

2006 – STRETTA CLINICAL Treatment of refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease with radiofrequency energy (Stretta) in patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Mattar SG, Qureshi F, Taylor D, Schauer PR
Surg Endosc. 2006 Jun;20(6):850-4

AUGUST 2005 Endoscopic antireflux therapy: the Stretta procedure
Yeh RW, Triadafilopoulos G
Thorac Surg Clin. 2005 Aug;15(3):395-403. Review

2005 – STRETTA CLINICAL Three year’s experience with the Stretta procedure. Did it really make a difference?
R. E. Lutfi, A. Torquati, J. Kaiser, M. Holzman, W. O. Richards
Surg Endosc (2005) 19: 289–295

2005 – STRETTA CLINICAL Delivery of radiofrequency energy to the gastroesophageal junction (Stretta procedure) for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Cipolletta L, Rotondano G, Dughera L, Repici A, Bianco MA, De Angelis C, Vingiani AM, Battaglia E
Surg Endosc. 2005 Jun;19(6):849-53

2005 – STRETTA CLINICAL New Endoscopic Treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Soji Ozawa, Md, PhD, Masashi Yoshida, MD, PhD, Koichiro Kumai, MD, PhD, and Masaki Kitajima, MD, PhD
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 11: 146-153

2004 – STRETTA CLINICAL Long-term follow-up study of the Stretta procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Torquati A, Houston HL, Kaiser J, Holzman MD, Richards WO
Surg Endosc. 2004 Oct;18(10):1475-9

2004 – STRETTA CLINICAL Delivery of radiofrequency energy to the lower esophageal sphincter improves symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux
Go MR, Dundon JM, Karlowicz DJ, Domingo CB, Muscarella P, Melvin WS
Surgery. 2004 Oct;136(4):786-94

2004 – STRETTA CLINICAL Changes in GERD symptom scores correlate with improvement in esophageal acid exposure after the Stretta procedure
Triadafilopoulos G.
Surg Endosc. 2004 Jul;18(7):1038-44

2003 – STRETTA CLINICAL Improvement of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms After Radiofrequency Energy: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial
Douglas A. Corley, Philip Katz, John M. Wo, Andreas Stefan, Marco Patti, Richard Rothstein, Michael Kline, Rodney Mason, and M. Michael Wolfe
Gastroenterology. 2003;125-668-676

2003 – STRETTA CLINICAL Cost analysis of endoscopic antireflux procedures: endoluminal plication vs. radiofrequency coagulation vs. treatment with a proton pump inhibitor
Harewood GC, Gostout CJ.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Oct;58(4):493-9

2003 – STRETTA CLINICAL The Stretta procedure: effective endoluminal therapy for GERD
Fanelli RD, Gersin KS, Bakhsh
Surg Technol Int. 2003;11:129-34. Review

2003 – STRETTA CLINICAL Clinical experience with the Stretta procedure
Triadafilopoulos G.
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2003 Jan;13(1):147-55. Review

2003 – STRETTA CLINICAL Paradigm shift in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Richards WO, Houston HL, Torquati A, Khaitan L, Holzman MD, Sharp KW
Ann Surg. 2003 May;237(5):638-47; discussion 648-9

2003 – STRETTA CLINICAL Delivery of radiofrequency energy to the lower oesophageal sphincter and gastric cardia inhibits transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations and gastro-oesophageal reflux in patients with reflux disease
Tam WCE, Schoeman MN, Zhang Q, Dent J, Ridga R, Utley D, Holloway RH.
Gut 2003;52:479-285

2003 – STRETTA CLINICAL First year experience of patients undergoing the Stretta procedure
Houston H, Khaitan L, Holzman M, Richards WO
Surg Endosc. 2003 Mar;17(3):401-4

2002 – STRETTA CLINICAL The Stretta procedure for the treatment of GERD: a registry of 558 patients
Wolfsen HC, Richards WO.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2002 Dec;12(6):395-402

2002 – STRETTA CLINICAL Endoluminal Delivery of Radiofrequency Energy to the Gastroesophageal Junction in Uncomplicated GERD: Efficacy and Potential Mechanism of Action
John K. DiBaise, MD, Randall E. Brand, MD, and Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD
The American Journal Of Gastroenterology, 2002;97:833-842

2002 – STRETTA CLINICAL The Stretta procedure for the treatment of GERD: 6 and 12 month follow-up of the U.S. open label trial
Triadafilopoulos G, DiBaise JK, Nostrant TT, Stollman NH, Anderson PK, Wolfe MM, Rothstein RI, Wo JM, Corley DA, Patti MG, Antignano LV, Goff JS, Edmundowicz SA, Castell DO, Rabine JC, Kim MS, Utley DS
Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Feb;55(2):149-56

2001 – STRETTA CLINICAL Temperature-controlled radiofrequency energy delivery for gastroesophageal reflux disease: the Stretta procedure
Triadafilopoulos G, Utley DS
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2001 Dec;11(6):333-9. Review

2001 – STRETTA CLINICAL Initial experience with the Stretta procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Richards WO, Scholz S, Khaitan L, Sharp KW, Holzman MD.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2001 Oct;11(5):267-73.

2001 – STRETTA CLINICAL Community practice evaluation of the effectiveness on the STRETTA procedure for the treatment of GERD
Donald E Mansell, Gastroenterology, Feather River Hospital, Paradise, California, United States.
Am Journal Gastro, September, Suppl., 2001

2011 – STRETTA CLINICAL Improvement of clinical parameters in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease after radiofrequency energy delivery
Hai-Feng Liu, Jian-Guo Zhang, Jun Li, Xiao-Guang Chen, and Wei-An Wang
World J Gastroenterol. 2011 October 21; 17(39): 4429–4433

2007 – STRETTA CLINICAL Stretta: ahead of its time or has its time passed?
C. Daniel Smith
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Volume 65, No. 3: 2007, Editorial