Registry to Compare Two Surgical Treatments for GERD

This registry will prospectively enroll 500 patients undergoing TIF and LNF from approximately 20 United States centers proficient in these procedures that have provided informed consent for the above mentioned data collection (symptom questionnaires, medical treatments, complications, side-effects and costs). The observational registry will obtain the patients clinical data related to gastrointestinal symptoms for three years post-consent. At baseline and for a three-year period following a clinically indicated TIF or LNF procedure, data will be obtained from phone calls and/or during office-visits made at specified intervals. During these data collection periods, patients will be asked to complete standard validated symptom questionnaires as well as report on episodes of care related to their procedures along with financial costs of care.