Bache-Wiig said a Nissen costs between $3,000 and $5,000 at Abbott. A Linx procedure costs roughly $1,500 more, and "almost all of that differential is the cost of the device," he said.

Nissen fundoplication reconstructs a new reflux barrier using a portion of the patient’s stomach, which is wrapped around the lower portion of the esophagus. The LINX Reflux Management System ...

Heartburn patients get relief from implanted metal bracelet (LINX) at The Oregon Clinic Published: Apr. 17, 2013, 4:23 p.m.

Concord Hospital is now using the LINX implant to treat patients suffering from acid reflux. LINX surgery can take as little as 30 minutes, and patients often return to work in five days.

One problem with the Nissen fundoplication is that many people can no longer belch or vomit after the procedure, which leads to bloating. This gives one advantage to the LINX procedure, where the ...

An alternative and precursor to the LINX system for treating GERD is a Nissen fundoplication, a surgery Dr. Rudolph Nissen developed in the 1950s that is now routinely performed laparoscopically ...

The most common procedure is called a Nissen fundoplication. In this laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon wraps the top of the stomach around the lower esophagus.

The LINX procedure uses a ring of magnets to keep the sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus closed most of the time, but it opens when food is being swallowed. One problem with the Nissen ...