Journal article
What is the role of endoscopy and oesophageal biopsies in the management of GERD?
Abstract
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a diagnosis applicable to "all individuals who are exposed to the risk of physical complications from gastroesophageal reflux, or who experience clinically significant impairment of health related well being (quality of life) due to reflux related symptoms, after adequate reassurance of the benign nature of their symptoms". It remains, predominantly, a symptom-based diagnosis, confirmed clinically by a …
Authors
Krugmann J; Neumann H; Vieth M; Armstrong D
Journal
Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 373–385
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.bpg.2013.06.010
ISSN
1521-6918