Medical or surgical treatment for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux? A systematic review of published evidence of effectiveness

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 166, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 713-721

  Allgood, P C ^a   Bachmann, M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fundoplication; GORD; Histamine antagonists; Oesophagitis; Proton pump inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CIMETIDINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEADACHE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0033828282     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241500750008475     Document Type: Article

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