Mei Yun Ke1. 1. Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China. kemypumch2006@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract
Heartburn is a common symptom in gastroesophageal reflux disease. Endoscopic examination can differentiate between reflux esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), but not between NERD and functional heartburn. With the development of new techniques, more NERD patients could be identified among those previously diagnosed with functional heartburn. Most patients with NERD, however, could be identified based on their clinical characteristics and response to proton pump inhibitors and/or integrated anti-gastroesophageal reflux therapy.
Heartburn is a common symptom in gastroesophageal reflux disease. Endoscopic examination can differentiate between reflux esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), but not between NERD and functional heartburn. With the development of new techniques, more NERD patients could be identified among those previously diagnosed with functional heartburn. Most patients with NERD, however, could be identified based on their clinical characteristics and response to proton pump inhibitors and/or integrated anti-gastroesophageal reflux therapy.
Authors: Ji Yeon Kim; Nayoung Kim; Pyoung Ju Seo; Jung Won Lee; Min Soo Kim; Sung Eun Kim; So Young Jo; Dong Ho Lee; Hyun Chae Jung Journal: J Neurogastroenterol Motil Date: 2013-07-08 Impact factor: 4.924