Category
Threshold Criteria
The procedure is used to tighten the ring of muscle at the bottom of the oesophagus, which helps to stop acid leaking up from the stomach. It’s carried out in hospital under general anaesthesia.
Eligibility
| LLR ICB will fund this procedure if the following criteria is met – regular, significant symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux despite receiving at least one year of continuous pharmacological treatment up to the maximum dose licensed for reflux oesophagitis OR – significant volume reflux placing them at risk of aspiration OR – anaemia because of oesophagitis OR – Significant oesophagitis despite maximum therapy regardless of treatment time. |
| ARP 47 Review Date: 2026 |
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