GERD: Current Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Treatments for Reflux

Faculty includes: Brent Matthews, MD (Chair); Andrew Kastenmeier, MD; Kyle Perry, MD; and Richard Pierce, MD

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Anatomic & Physiologic Evaluation of the GERD pt by Dr. Brent D Matthews–3:35
disclosures–3:39
SAGES guidelines for surgical tx of GERD–3:46 https://www.sages.org/publications/guidelines/guide

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