Gastric Bypass & Diabetes with Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Malladi

Reflux Disease and the new LINX procedure with Dr. Malladi Transcript: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is actually commonly thought of as heartburn. The main malfunction is a a malfunction of the valve at the lower esophagus, because food should be able to go into the stomach but bile, acid, and food should not reflux back into…

Transcript: Acid reflux – if you don’t suffer from it, you probably know somebody who does. Just Google ‘heartburn’ or ‘chronic cough’ and presto – you’ll see acid reflux on your screen. “About 40 million people suffer from this. Almost 1 in 5 people suffer from acid reflux. Hi, I’m Dr. Preeti Malladi, I’m a…

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LINX System Design

Everyday Health produced this short video describing two major complications of GERD.  There are two major complications from GERD. Strictures are a narrowing of the esophagus which make swallowing difficult and Barrett’s esophagus can lead to cancer. Transcript: Most patients with reflux disease are successfully treated and do not have symptoms on an ongoing basis….

Video of the LINX Procedure with additional footage Transcript:00:07 Disrupting minimal tissue, circumferential dissection is completed around the esophagus in the area of the gastroesophageal junction.00:20 The posterior vagus is isolated.00:30 The esophagus is sized and the device is introduced.00:37 Once the device is placed the ends are secured.00:48 This completes the LINX procedure.