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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)


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References

Citations

  1. Richter JE (2006). Gastroesophageal reflux disease and its complications. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 8th ed., vol. 1, pp. 905–936. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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  4. Fass R, et al. (2001). Nonerosive reflux disease: Current concepts and dilemmas. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 96(2): 303–314.

  5. Kahrilas PJ (2001). Management of GERD: Medical versus surgical. Seminars in Gastrointestinal Disease, 12(1): 3–15.

Other Works Consulted

  • American Gastroenterological Association (2008). American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Gastroenterology, 135(4): 1383–1391.

  • Dent J, et al. (2001). Management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in general practice. BMJ, 322(7282): 344–347.

  • Hogan WJ, Shaker R (2000). Life after reflux surgery. American Journal of Medicine, 108(Suppl 4A): 181S–191S.

  • Kahrilas PJ (2001). Surgical therapy for reflux disease. JAMA, 285(18): 2376–2378.

  • McGuigan JE (2001). Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: To step or not to step. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 96(6): 1679–1681.



Last Updated: March 31, 2008
Author:
Monica Rhodes
Medical Review:
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine

Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology


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