Symptoms After Reflux Surgery | General Surgeon in Smyrna, TN

So, certainly, most patients do very well with this procedure. However, there are certain patients that after the procedure do initially well, but then start to have reflux symptoms again. The real advantage of the minimally invasive Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) is that there have been cases where we've gone back in and done a tweaking or a re-buffing of the fundoplication. And, this procedure allows you to do that. Sometimes we have to have them on a medication for a day or two or month or two longer to allow of the esophagus and the symptoms to improve. The vast majority require close followup, which we do in our office.