Journal article
Dyspepsia
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: A variety of organic diseases can cause dyspepsia, but most patients with epigastric pain have functional dyspepsia. As dyspepsia is common and usually has a benign cause, it is not possible to fully investigate everyone with epigastric pain. Current recommendations suggest that young patients without alarm symptoms can be treated empirically with Helicobacter pylori test and treat and proton pump inhibitor therapy can be …
Authors
Moayyedi P
Journal
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 602–607
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
11 2012
DOI
10.1097/mog.0b013e328358ad9b
ISSN
0267-1379