## Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease The innovations of recent years, chiefly more powerful antisecretory drugs and minimally invasive surgery, have produced major changes in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal disease, in particular of acid-related disorders. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
โ Scribed by Daniel Sifrim; Lars Lundell; Frank Zerbib
- Book ID
- 108074688
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1521-6918
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is a common phenomenon occurring at any age with a benign prognosis in the majority of cases, but requiring prompt evaluation and treatment when presenting with alarm symptoms or when persisting. Complications of GOR disease (GORD) may be severe. This chapter will dis