This animation demonstrates how the Stretta radiofrequency (RF) therapy is performed to surgically treat reflux without incisions. The Stretta system delivers low power, low temperature radiofrequency energy to the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) muscle. This non-ablative energy is delivered to multiple different sites causing tissue remodeling resulting in improved barrier function and fewer random relaxations that cause reflux symptoms. RF energy has been shown to thicken the musculature and increase the size and amount of smooth muscle fibers in the treatment zone. The result is a measurable strengthening of the LES and a reduction in transient LES relaxations but without causing stricture nor fibrosis.
This procedure is typically performed by a skilled GI doctor. Locally, the following are doctors who perform Stretta:
900 23rd Street Northwest, Washington, D.C.
INOVA Fairfax, INOVA Alexandria, George Washington University Hospital
J.R. Salameh, MD
1625 N. George Mason Drive, Suite 334, Arlington, VA 22205
(703) 717-4250
Virginia Hospital System
Steeve David, MD
1600 N Beauregard St. Suite 300, Alexandria, VA
(703) 717-4250
Virginia Hospital Center
Jeremias Tan, MD
3028 Javier Road, VA 22031
(703) 698-8960
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Richard Allen Blosser
3700 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax, VA
(703) 281-1023
INOVA Fair Oaks, The Gastroenterology Center of Virginia
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