Long-Term Results of Radiofrequency Energy Delivery for the Treatment of GERD: Results of a Prospective 48-Month Study

Table 2

Negative outcomes of the STRETTA procedure.

	𝑛 (total 𝑛=56)	%
Chest pain	15	26.7
Mild fever (<38°C)	4	7.1
Transient nausea/vomiting	6	10.7
Transient dysphagia	4	7.1
Prolonged gastroparesis^a	1	1.7
Perforation	0	—
Mucosal lacerations	0	—
Bleeding requiring transfusion	0	—
Deaths	0	—

^aIn a 52-years-old male patient with IEM and delayed gastric emptying (complete resolution within 8 weeks).