Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: medical or surgical treatment? Report of an interactive workshop.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract. With the introduction of proton pump inhibitors medical treatment of GERD has been significantly improved. However, the development of laparoscopic antireflux surgery resulted in an increasing interest of surgeons in this disease. An interactive meeting was organized in order to develop an agreement between gastoenterologists and surgeons regarding therapeutic decisions and this is the main topic of this paper.
Schwab
G P
GP
Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Innsbruck, Austria.
Blum
A L
AL
Bodner
E
E
Dallemagne
B
B
Glaser
K
K
Koop
H
H
Pace
F
F
Rösch
W
W
Siewert
J R
JR
Wetscher
G
G
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