An anti-reflux stent includes an extended inner sleeve, a stent
surrounding at least a portion of the inner sleeve and a coating that
bonds the stent to the inner sleeve whereby the extended inner sleeve can
have a cross-sectional thickness that varies along the length of the
inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is made of a material having a thickness
and/or flexibility such that the distal end not surrounded by the stent
collapses under gastric pressure to prevent the contents of the stomach
from flowing into an esophagus. Food and liquid can pass through an inner
lumen of the inner sleeve to enter a stomach when desired.