Stretta found to be effective in more GERD patient sub-sets: Q&A with Dr. Mark Noar on his follow-up to 10-year patient data. Stretta, a non-ablative radiofrequency treatment for gastroesophageal ...

Question: How long have you been performing the Stretta procedure?Dr. Mark Noar: The Stretta procedure was developed in the late 1990s as a corrective procedure for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

For 12 years, Kathy Dickinson lived with the painful symptoms of GERD, which happens when the lower esophageal sphincter weakens and allows food to flow up. For Dickinson, it meant coughing, pain and ...