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A 54-year-old female asked:
Refractory gerd , esophageal spasms, chest pain, triggered by anti-platelet tx.now off prescription but symptoms remain despite ppi and h2. drs out of ideas. severe?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

Dr. Peter Denkanswered
General Surgery 21 years experience
Anti-reflux surgery: You are experiencing medically refractory reflux disease meaning the medicines are not working for you and the natural anti-reflux valve at the top of your stomach has failed. Fortunately minimally invasive anti-reflux surgery, usually with a nissen fundoplication (and hiatal hernia repair too if necessary) can cure you and take you off meds forever. See a surgeon that specializes in reflux.
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Dr. Rick Kochanswered
Cardiology 23 years experience
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Last updated May 1, 2015
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