Search for GERD in Gastroenterology

At 5 years, remission rates were high for PPI-responsive patients receiving either treatment, although remission was slightly higher for esomeprazole than surgery.
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The jury is still out on this alternate approach.

A polymorphism of the GNB3 gene was more common among patients with GERD than in a control group.

The new guidelines answer 12 key questions about diagnosing and managing GERD.

A magnetic sphincter device proved safe and effective for the treatment of GERD in a porcine model.

In patients with GERD, auditory stress increased perceptual response to intraesophageal acid exposure.

Sleep deprivation might cause hyperalgesia in patients with GERD via enhanced perception of intraesophageal acid.

Does heartburn during pregnancy predispose women to subsequent GERD?

Despite availability of 3-year follow-up results from an initial study of endoscopic plication, the durability of this procedure remains unclear.

The growing prevalence of GERD in the U.S. might wash out benefits gained from declines in smoking.

Extra-esophageal complications can go beyond noncardiac chest pain.

Little evidence is available to support the effect of lifestyle changes on symptoms of reflux.

Endoscopic treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is of considerable interest and involves three primary approaches: endoscopic suturing, radiofrequency ablation, and injection of bulking agents . . .

To date, studies in which possible links between obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were evaluated have yielded conflicting results and were not adjusted for . . .

Enteryx is an inert polymer (manufactured by Boston Scientific Corporation) that is used for endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This substance is injected . . .

Previous studies document a high prevalence of GERD in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but provide no evidence of causality.

Incidence of EAC in patients with GERD was very low overall, especially among men younger than 50 and women at any age.
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Compared with medical therapy, surgery was associated with higher rates of continuous remission, but the results are questionable.

Acid exposure to the larynx does not appear to be an important cause.

Recent study findings suggest that elevated fibroblast growth factor 9 production in response to esophagitis is evident in both GERD and eosinophilic esophagitis.