Gastric Freezing Form

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Effective Date

01/01/2066

Last Reviewed

NA

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Background for this Policy

Gastric freezing for chronic peptic ulcer disease is a non-surgical treatment which was popular about 20 years ago but now is seldom done. It has been abandoned due to a high complication rate, only temporary improvement experienced by patients, and lack of effectiveness when tested by double-blind, controlled clinical trials.

Since the procedure is now considered obsolete, it is not covered.

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