article_snippet.sent: I had a bit of sedation but watched it all happening on the screen in the endoscopy unit,' Len Barnes said.
article_snippet.sent: Chris Wells Chris Wells performed The procedure at the University Hospital of North Tees North Tees . '
article_snippet.sent: I knew it had worked straight away. '
article_snippet.sent: The next day gastroenterologist Chris Wells said I could go home and everything was back to normal.'
article_snippet.sent: but it's a very effective remedy in patients like Len. '
article_snippet.sent: Experts deemed the procedure is 'safe enough to be used in the NHS'.
article_snippet.sent: An analysis of seven studies, involving 558 patients, revealed nearly all patients were cured.