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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Ferri, Fred F. Ferri's Clinical Advisor. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 2001.
PERIODICALS
Allgood, P. C., and M....
Bachmann. "Medical or Surgical Treatment for Chronic Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Systematic Review of Published Effectiveness."European Journal of Surgery 166 (2000): 9.
Kahrilas, P. J. "Management of GERD: Medical vs. Surgical."Seminars in Gastrointestinal Disease 12 (2001): 3โ15.
Scott, M., et al. "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Diagnosis and Management."American Family Physician 59 (March 1, 1999): 1161โ1172.
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. "Guidelines for Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)."Surgical Endoscopy 12 (1998): 186โ188.
Spechler, S. J., et al. "Long-term Outcome of Medical and Surgical Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial."Journal of the American Medical Association 285 (May 9, 2001): 2331โ2338.
Triadafilopoulos, G., et al. "Radiofrequency Energy Delivery to the Gastroesophageal Junction for the Treatment of GERD."Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 53 (2001): 407โ415.
Zaninotto, G., D. Molena, and E. Ancona. "A Prospective Multicenter Study on Laparoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Italy."Surgical Endoscopy 14 (2000): 282โ288.
OTHER
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). 2003.
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. Patient Information from Your Surgeon and SAGES. 1997.
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Gastroesophageal reflux surgery is typically performed in patients with serious gastroesophageal reflux disease that does not respond to drug therapy. Gastroesophageal reflux is classified as the symptoms produced by the inappropriate movement of stomach contents back up into the esophagus. Nissen fundoplication is the most common surgical approach in the correction of gastroesophageal reflux. The laparoscopic method of Nissen fundoplication is becoming the standard form of surgical correction.
From http://www.answers.com/topic/gastroesophageal-reflux-surgery
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Biliary colic is the presenting symptom in 80% of patients with gallstone disease who seek medical care; however, only 10-20% of all individuals with gallstones experience severe gallstone pain.
From: eMedicine
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