St. Joseph’s Performs Innovative Robotic Procedure to Stop Acid Reflux
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Pam GarretsonDirector, Public Relations973.754.4504 garretsonp@sjhmc.org St. Joseph’s Performs Innovative Robotic Procedureto Stop Acid RefluxAmong First in NJ to Use LINX System PATERSON, NJ, JANUARY 23, 2018 – St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, part of St. Joseph’s Health, announced that it has become the first hospital in New Jersey to use the LINX Reflux® Management System to treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) through robotic-assisted surgery. LINX is the latest tool in fighting GERD, a chronic, often progressive disease resulting from a weak Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) that allows harmful gastric fluid to reflux into the esophagus,…
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