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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Diagnostic Evaluation

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The diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is frequently based on symptoms and upper endoscopy only, with a wrong diagnosis of GERD that occurs in up to 30 % of patients. Since a correct diagnosis of GERD is necessary to avoid inappropriate medical therapy and to properly select patients who might benefit from laparoscopic antireflux surgery, the proper evaluation of patients with symptoms suggestive of GERD should always include esophageal manometry and ambulatory 24-h pH monitoring.

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  1. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A.M. Dogliotti 14, Torino, 10126, Italy

    Marco E. Allaix MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Center for Esophageal Diseases, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 5095, Room G-207, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Bernardo A. Borraez MD & Marco G. Patti MD, FACS

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  1. Department of Surgery, Boston Veteran Administration Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella

  2. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Marco E. Allaix

  3. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

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Allaix, M.E., Borraez, B.A., Patti, M.G. (2014). Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Diagnostic Evaluation. In: Fisichella, P., Allaix, M., Morino, M., Patti, M. (eds) Esophageal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04337-1_4

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