Main description:

This volume presents the most recent developments in diagnosis and treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and those who continue to be refractory to conventional GERD therapies. The book delineates the role of newly developed endoscopic therapies in GERD and outlines the best candidates for surgical fundoplication. Topics as the risks associated with GERD, lifestyle modification in GERD and the role of H2RA and proton pump inhibitor therapy in treating reflux disease are also explored.

Written by authorities in the field, Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is a concise yet comprehensive resource that is useful for primary care providers, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, surgeons and ENT specialists.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Definitions of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Amit Patel and C. Prakash Gyawali

Chapter 2. Complications of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Patrick Yachimski

Chapter 3. Diagnostic Approaches to GERD
Dejan Micic and Robert Kavitt

Chapter 4. Lifestyle Modifications in GERD
Ali Akbar and Colin W. Howden

Chapter 5. Role of H2RA and Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy in Treating Reflux Disease
John W. Jacobs, Jr., and Joel E. Richter

Chapter 6. Novel Upcoming Therapies
Carla Maradey-Romero and Ronnie Fass

Chapter 7. Minimally Invasive GERD Therapies
Dan E. Azagury and George Triadafilopoulos

Chapter 8. Role of LES Augmentation for Early Progressive Disease in GERD and Fundoplication for End-Stage Disease in GERD
Stephanie G. Worrell and Tom R. DeMeester