Medical Treatment Versus Surgery for Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has significant and profound impact on the population at large. This increasingly prevalent disease has been shown to have adverse effect on quality of life, work productivity, interference with daily living, much less the direct and indirect diagnostic and therapeutic costs. Effective medical and surgical therapies are available. This discussion focuses on evidence for justifying therapy – both with a risk and reward assessment of outcomes. Best practice recommendations and caveats for each pathway of therapy are discussed.

Source: Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - February 23, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Parth J. Parekh, David A. Johnson Source Type: research