Practical Manual of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Practical Manual of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease  Edited by 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 Do you regularly manage patients with GERD?   Need a practical tool to guide you through best patient care and management? 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.  

List of Contributors, vii Preface, ix Part 1: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Overview, 1 1 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Pathophysiology, 3 Pim W. Weijenborg, Boudewijn F. Kessing, and André J.P.M. Smout 2 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Epidemiology, Impact on Quality of Life, and Health Economic Implications, 26 Nimish Vakil 3 Overview of the Tools for the Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 39 Nicolas A. Villa and Marcelo F. Vela 4 Overview of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatments, 53 Sabine Roman and Peter J. Kahrilas 5 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatment: Side–Effects and Complications of Acid Suppression, 69 David A. Johnson 6 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatment: Side–Effects and Complications of Fundoplication, 83 Joel E. Richter Part 2: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Management of Specific Clinical Presentations, 97 7 Evaluation and Management of Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 99 John E. Pandolfino and Sabine Roman 8 Functional Heartburn, 115 Stanislas Bruley des Varannes, Frank Zerbib, and Jean–Paul Galmiche 9 The Role of Acid Reflux in Non–Cardiac Chest Pain, 132 Cristina Almansa and Sami R. Achem 10 Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, 154 Robert T. Kavitt and Michael F. Vaezi 11 Reflux–Related Cough, 179 Etsuro Yazaki, Ryuichi Shimono, and Daniel Sifrim 12 Relationship between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Sleep, 195 Tiberiu Hershcovici and Ronnie Fass 13 Aerophagia and Belching, 221 Albert J. Bredenoord 14 Dysphagia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 239 Donald O. Castell and Erick R. Singh 15 Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Interactions with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 253 Kumar Krishnan and Ikuo Hirano 16 Helicobacter pylori and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 267 Maria Pina Dore and David Y. Graham Part 3: Barrett ’ s Esophagus, 287 17 Barrett ’ s Esophagus: Diagnosis and Surveillance, 289 Gary W. Falk 18 Barrett ’ s Esophagus: Treatment Options, 310 Jianmin Tian and Kenneth K. Wang Index, 335 Color plate section can be found facing page 118