Diagnosis A careful history is essential to establish the diagnosis of GERD. If a patient has classic symptoms of heartburn and acid regurgitation, the diagnosis can be made with high specificity, yet the sensitivity remains low. GERD can be missed in patients with heartburn, and some patients with Barrett’s esophagus or adenocarcinoma of the esophagus do not complain of heartburn. Only 2 to 3 ...

Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is a frequently performed procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in surgical clinics. Reflux can recur in between 3% and 30% of patients on whom antireflux surgery has been performed, and so revision surgery can be required due to recurrent symptoms or dysphagia in approximately 3% to 6% of the patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate ...

Recent studies have shown that many patients use acid suppression medications after antireflux surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of gastroesophageal reflux disease in a cohort of surgically treated patients with postoperative symptoms and a high prevalence of acid suppression medication use. The study group consisted of 86 patients who had symptoms following Nissen f...