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  • Title: [Reflux esophagitis--diagnosis and differential diagnosis].
    Author: Lux G, Orth KH, Langer M, Stabenow-Lohbauer U, Bozkurt T.
    Journal: Praxis (Bern 1994); 1996 Nov 05; 85(45):1425-7. PubMed ID: 8975350.
    Abstract:
    The combination of the two typical symptoms - heartburn and regurgitation - is almost proving gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Further - atypical - symptoms are dysphagia, odynophagia, pharyngitis, reflux-induced pulmonary symptoms or intermittent chest-pain. Endoscopic signs of GORD are patchy reddening of the mucosa, erosions, ulcers and stricture. Barretts oesophagus is characterized by columnar epithelial metaplasia. Consequence: Typical symptoms of GORD may be treated without further diagnostic procedure whereas in the case of atypical symptoms diagnosis of GORD has to be established by endoscopy.
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