Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Endoscopy, Duration of Treatment, and Choice of PPI

摘要

In the Montreal definition basedon a consensus of experts, GERD wasdefined as “a condition that develops whenthe reflux of stomach contents causes troublesomesymptoms and/or complications.”1 It isimportant to note that the diagnosis maybe symptom-based and made independentof endoscopy and other diagnostictesting. Patients diagnosed with GERD,therefore, will include patients with erosiveesophagitis as well as those with nonerosivereflux disease (NERD). Patientswith NERD may account for two-thirdsof all patients with GERD and, as theywill appear normal endoscopically, thesensitivity of endoscopy for making thediagnosis of GERD is low.