Basic considerations in gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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Authors: | PE Donahue |
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Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA. |
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Abstract: | The cause of foregut symptoms is often quite uncertain until a comprehensive evaluation has been performed. The critical elements of this evaluation include historic, radiographic, endoscopic, and physiologic data, and most importantly, the insight of a mature diagnostician. Patients who are not evaluated in a comprehensive way are at risk for serious postoperative problems; surgeons who perform interventions without appropriate diagnostic support may have to deal with these unhappy patients. In the long run, a complete workup provides the guidance for treatment and is cost-effective. |
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