Abstract
Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) present with heterogeneous symptoms, response to treatment, and physiologic profiles, requiring distinct and personalized management. This article provides a stepwise framework to phenotype GERD beginning with (1) characterization of symptom profile and response to acid suppression; (2) endoscopic evaluation of mucosal and anatomic integrity; (3) ambulatory reflux monitoring to characterize reflux burden and sensitivity; and (4) esophageal physiologic testing to assess gastroesophageal reflux mechanism and effectors of reflux clearance, and evaluate for alternate causes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 227-238 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2020 |
Funding
Research Support: Dr R. Yadlapati is supported by the ACG Research Institute – Junior Faculty Development Award (R. Yadlapati). Dr R. Yadlapati and Dr J.E. Pandolfino are supported by the NIH R01DK092217-04A1 (J.E. Pandolfino).
Keywords
- Esophageal manometry
- Esophagitis
- Functional heartburn
- Hiatal hernia
- Proton pump inhibitor
- Reflux
- Supragastric belching
- Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology