title: [Role of conservative therapy and surgical treatment in disease caused by gastroesophageal reflux].
abstract: A series of 82 subjects affected with reflux esophagitis is presented. Gastroesophageal reflux and peptic esophagitis were discovered and staged by contrast meal and endoscopy with biopsy. All patients underwent medical therapy based on drugs affecting gastroesophageal motility and acidity of gastric content: this therapy was administered for three months, then was performed a control endoscopic examination. Endoscopic recovery of esophagitis allowed a long term maintenance therapy, endoscopically controlled every year. When esophagitis persisted, cycles of medical attack therapy, were repeated. surgical operation was performed in 15 cases in which either three cycles of medical therapy failed to improve esophageal lesions, or when endoscopy showed worsening esophagitis.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ghilardi
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Bortolani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morbidelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Il ruolo della terapia conservativa e del trattamento chirurgico nella malattia da reflusso gastroesofageo.