PRACTICAL MANUAL OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE

Highly practical, expertly-written, and packed with useful text tools like case histories, pitfall boxes and management algorithms, this convenient and user-friendly manual provides you with complete clinical guidance to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), one of the most common conditions that gastroenterologists face every day.

The book is divided into three parts:
- An overview of GERD, including pathophysiology, diagnosis, general management strategies and side effects from medical and surgical GERD therapies
- Management of specific clinical presentations such as Refractory GERD, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Noncardiac Chest Pain, and GERD-Related Dysphagia
- Barrett’s Esophagus and GERD, including diagnosis, surveillance and treatment options

With a strong focus on the clinical management of GERD and with contributions from the world’s leading authorities on the topic, Practical Manual of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is the perfect tool for the modern day gastroenterologist - both at specialist level and in training – managing this extremely prevalent condition.


Authors
- Marcelo F. Vela, Director of GI Motility, Gastroenterology Section, Baylor College of Medicine & Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
- Joel E. Richter, Hugh Culverhouse Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Director, Joy M. Culverhouse Center for Esophageal. Diseases, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
- John E. Pandolfino, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Overview, 1
1 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Pathophysiology, 3
2 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Epidemiology, Impact on Quality of Life, and Health Economic Implications, 26
3 Overview of the Tools for the Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 39
4 Overview of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatments, 53
5 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatment: Side-Effects and Complications of Acid Suppression, 69
6 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatment: Side-Effects and Complications of Fundoplication, 83
Part 2: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Management of Specific Clinical Presentations,97
7 Evaluation and Management of Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 99
8 Functional Heartburn, 115
9 The Role of Acid Reflux in Non-Cardiac Chest Pain, 132
10 Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, 154
11 Reflux-Related Cough, 179
12 Relationship between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Sleep, 195
13 Aerophagia and Belching, 221
14 Dysphagia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 239
15 Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Interactions with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 253
16 Helicobacter pylori and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 267
Part 3: Barrett ’ s Esophagus, 287
17 Barrett ’ s Esophagus: Diagnosis and Surveillance, 289
18 Barrett ’ s Esophagus: Treatment Options, 310
Index, 335