Gastroesophageal reflux disease revisited.
GERD should be viewed as three distinct groups of patients: NERD, erosive esophagitis, and Barrett's esophagus. This new paradigm will shift our focus to mechanisms leading to symptom generation in each group and foster specific therapeutic modalities that benefit each individual group of patients.
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Ronnie
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Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (1-111G-1), University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ, USA. Ronnie.Fass@med.Va.gov
D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans