GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE: WHAT IS KNOWN, WHERE DO WE GO?
The gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common clinical condition that physicians can manage in most cases and sometimes even the patients treat themselves. But not all forms of gastroesophageal reflux are so typical, and some recently described forms are ignored by healthcare providers. New stud...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Medical Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_MEDICAL_PRACTICE/Practica_medicala-2018-Nr.1/RJMP_2018_1_Art-07.pdf |
| Summary: | The gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common clinical condition that physicians can manage in most
cases and sometimes even the patients treat themselves. But not all forms of gastroesophageal reflux are so
typical, and some recently described forms are ignored by healthcare providers. New studies on functional
reflux showed that not onlz acid exposure may produce symptoms, but visceral hypersensitivity as well: in
this case, antacid therapy is not useful. This paper is an update on the gastroesophageal reflux disease. |
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| ISSN: | 1842-8258 2069-6108 |