GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

OBJECTIVES To review the literature on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with emphasis on pharmacological aspects. To identify particularities of pharmacological treatment of esophageal and extraesophageal manifestations of the disease. SOURCES Electronic search of the PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane Collaboration databases. Controlled and randomized studies published since ...

Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

INTRODUCTION Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is probably one of the most prevalent diseases in the world that also compromises the quality of life of the affected significantly. Its incidence in Brazil is 12%, corresponding to 20 million individuals. OBJECTIVE To update the GERD management and the new trends on diagnosis and treatment, reviewing the international and Brazilian experien...

Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

HEADINGS Gastroesophageal reflux. Diagnosis. Therapeutics. Fundoplication. Surgery. ABSTRACT Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is probably one of the most prevalent diseases in the world that also compromises the quality of life of the affected significantly. Its incidence in Brazil is 12%, corresponding to 20 million individuals. Objective: To update the GERD management and ...

[Diagnostic and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease].

We propose a diagnostic algorithm based on the evaluation of GERD symptoms, the test results with a single dose of alginate with heartburn and EGD--esophagogastroduodenoscopy data. The diagnosis of GERD with reflux esophagitis based on the endoscopic detection of characteristic changes of esophagus. Diagnostic criteria endoscopically negative forms of GERD are the presence of symptoms of concer...

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD, Acid Reflux) and Barrett’s Esophagus — Diagnosis and Treatment