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The American Journal of Surgery, 1980
The incidence of recurrent reflux is higher than suggested by current reports and will increase when intensive postoperative follow-up becomes routine practice. The designs of all antireflux procedures need critical study and revision. The investigation and management of recurrent reflux demands far more attention than it has received in the past.
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The incidence of recurrent reflux is higher than suggested by current reports and will increase when intensive postoperative follow-up becomes routine practice. The designs of all antireflux procedures need critical study and revision. The investigation and management of recurrent reflux demands far more attention than it has received in the past.
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease [PDF]
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 1999 Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common clinical problem. Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation is central to the pathogenesis. New studies have identified the importance of nitric oxide and cholinergic pathways in modulating transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. Provocative information suggests that infection with Helicobacter
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Surgical Clinics of North America, 1993
Gastroesophageal reflux is a common disease that accounts for approximately 75% of esophageal pathology. Motility abnormalities of the esophagus and stomach, including an incompetent lower esophageal sphincter, are responsible for pathologic reflux in the majority of patients. Surgical treatment offers the only chance for long-term cure.
J H, Peters, T R, DeMeester
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Gastroesophageal reflux is a common disease that accounts for approximately 75% of esophageal pathology. Motility abnormalities of the esophagus and stomach, including an incompetent lower esophageal sphincter, are responsible for pathologic reflux in the majority of patients. Surgical treatment offers the only chance for long-term cure.
J H, Peters, T R, DeMeester
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Current Opinion in Internal Medicine, 2003Globally, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) remains a common and important clinical disorder. This review summarizes the major advances in the understanding and treatment of GERD that have been made in the past 12 months. Epidemiologic studies have yielded additional data on the clinical presentation and natural history of GERD in the East ...
Nguyen, Q., Holloway, R.
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Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2004
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a very common disorder that affects substantially the patient's quality of life. A number of important new developments in the diagnosis, clinical management, and medical, endoscopic, and surgical therapies were described in 2003, and they are summarized here.Most patients with symptomatic GERD do not have ...
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a very common disorder that affects substantially the patient's quality of life. A number of important new developments in the diagnosis, clinical management, and medical, endoscopic, and surgical therapies were described in 2003, and they are summarized here.Most patients with symptomatic GERD do not have ...
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2002Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects many patients and has a negative effect on quality of life. Along with the increasing prevalence of GERD is an increase in GERD-related complications, including Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Daniel Sifrim, Frank Zerbib
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Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants
New England Journal of Medicine, 1983Gastroesophageal reflux, the spontaneous passage of acidic gastric contents from the stomach into the esophagus, occurs frequently throughout life.
Michael K. Farrell +1 more
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Gastroesophageal Reflux in Athletes
Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2004Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and its associated symptoms are common among athletes. In the athlete, GER increases with intensity of exercise, is more common with endurance sports, and worse with postprandial exercise. GER has symptoms that overlap with other upper gastrointestinal (GI) conditions.
James L. Moeller +1 more
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The Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux
2004Understanding the pathophysiology of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is important in choosing the best diagnostic and therapeutic approach to adopt in children with GER [1, 9, 20]. GER is due to multiple factors which result in incompetence of the esophageal cardia, and allow reflux of gastric content into the esophagus.
Milla P. J., ESPOSITO, CIRO
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Gastroesophageal reflux and asthma
Clinical Reviews in Allergy, 1983In summarizing the evolving relationship of GER and pulmonary disease, one cannot ignore the potential role of reflux in patients with recurrent pneumonia or atypical asthma. Infants with vomiting, failure to thrive, and wheezing, and patients with recurrent pulmonary infiltrates, spasmodic nocturnal cough, and choking should have an evaluation of ...
Dennis L. Christie, Gail G. Shapiro
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