Three cases of GERD treated by endoscopic cardiac constriction in Tibetan District County Hospital

Abstract

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disease in internal medicine clinics of hospitals at all levels. According to the latest epidemiological data statistics, the prevalence of symptomatic G ERD in China is 1 .9% -7 .0% ^[1] , and its symptoms are divided into typical (heartburn and acid reflux) and atypical (chest pain, epigastric burning sensation, epigastric pain, upper abdominal distension, belching), and a few are accompanied by extraesophageal symptoms, such as cough and asthma. GERD The relapse rate of medical drugs is as high as 75% to 90% . This paper reports three patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who were poorly treated by internal medicine and underwent minimally invasive endoscopic cardiac constriction surgery in the secondary hospital of Chayu County, Tibet Autonomous Region.