Diagnosis and management of patients with reflux symptoms refractory to proton pump inhibitors

Gut

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1340-1354

  Sifrim, Daniel ^a   Zerbib, Frank ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DRUG RESISTANCE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS;

EID: 84865020294     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: 14683288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-301897     Document Type: Review

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