Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an acid-based disorder that presents with a
wide spectrum of symptoms. In 2006, the modified Delphi process was used to define GERD …

The term “symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease”(GERD) refers to those patients
who present with the typical GERD symptoms of heartburn and regurgitation, yet do not have …

It has now become clear that only about 40% or less of patients with heartburn and/or
regurgitation have esophagitis, and that the majority of them lack visible distal esophageal …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a com-mon condition affecting up to 20% of the
Western world. 1 It is a condition that develops when reflux of gastric contents causes …

The management of patients with refractory GERD (rGERD) is a major clinical challenge for
gastroenterologists. In up to 30% of patients with typical GERD symptoms (heartburn and/or …

It is neither practical nor necessary to initiate a diagnostic evaluation of every patient with
symptoms of GERD. Management, by and large, is focused on empiric therapy, with lifestyle …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an extremely common chronic disorder
associated with impaired quality of life and huge economic burden. Recently, an …

Background In patients with typical reflux symptoms that persist despite proton pump
inhibitors (PPI s) it is sometimes overlooked that treatment fails due to the presence of other …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects one in five Americans and is one of the
most common diagnoses managed in the outpatient gastroenterology clinic. 1, 2 According …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is increasingly recognized as a significant health
problem in the community leading to medical evaluation, most often by a primary care …