Role of gastroscopy in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)

Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)

GORD involves retrograde movement of the stomach contents into the lower part of the oesophagus (gullet). This usually occurs after a meal, several times a day, is undetected and symptomless in healthy individuals. The transition between this and GORD was believed until recently to be due to hiatus hernia or excessive gastric acid. However, it is now clear that the mechanism is a great deal mor...

Should abnormal oesophageal motility in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) influence decisions about fundoplication?

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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Over past decades, considerable shifts in thinking about the disease have taken place. At a time when radiology was the only diagnostic test available, reflux disease was regarded as synonymous with hiatus hernia. After the advent of the flexible endoscope, reflux disease was, for a period, equa...

Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease

Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease