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Upper Gi Disorders
Nitrates, caffeine and alcohol can help relieve symptoms by relaxing lower oesophageal tone. Not all patients with GORD should undergo an OGD (should be considered if GI bleeding or symptoms of dysphagia occur). Oesophagitis is present in half of GORD patients. Oesophageal manometry or oesophageal motility study measures the strength of the lower oesophageal sphincter. This would rule out achal...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Visceral Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2297-4725,2297-475X
DOI: 10.1159/000501889