title: [Clinical significance of gastrooesophageal reflux in asthma].
abstract: In clinical practice, gastrooesophageal reflux (GER) and bronchial asthma often coincide. In the case of sufficient asthma control, the asthma does not need to be taken into account when treatment of GER is being evaluated. In patients with symptomatic asthma despite adequate antiasthmatic treatment, a possible causal relationship between GER and the poor responsiveness to asthma therapy has to be considered. An algorithm to guide the diagnostic and therapeutic steps in such cases is presented.
authors.affiliation: Luzerner Höhenklinik Montana, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rothe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buhl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gillissen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kardos
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Rabe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vogelmeier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Worth
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menz
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans