Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 4 , Pages 1392-1413.e5 , October 2008

American Gastroenterological Association Institute Technical Review on the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

  • Peter J. Kahrilas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Nicholas J. Shaheen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • Michael F. Vaezi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

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    The Montreal definition of GERD. The overarching definition mandates that troublesome symptoms and/or complications are present regardless of syndrome(s) present and that those syndromes are caused by

    The Montreal definition of GERD. The overarching definition mandates that troublesome symptoms and/or complications are present regardless of syndrome(s) present and that those syndromes are caused by reflux.3

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 Supported by grant R01 DC00646 from the Public Health Service.

 Peter J. Kahrilas is a consultant for AstraZeneca and TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. Nicholas J. Shaheen is on the speaker's bureau for AstraZeneca and is a consultant for AstraZeneca and TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc and receives support (grant/research) from AstraZeneca, TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc, Proctor&Gamble, CCS Medical and Barrx Medical. Michael F. Vaezi is on the speaker's bureau of AstraZeneca, a consultant for AstraZeneca, Santarus, and Restech, and receives support (grant/research) from TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc, AstraZeneca, and Restech.

PII: S0016-5085(08)01605-3

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.08.044

Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 4 , Pages 1392-1413.e5 , October 2008

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