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.

Practical Manual of Gastroesophageal RefluxDiseaseEdited byMarcelo F. Vela, Director of GI MotilityGastroenterology Section, Baylor College of Medicine & MichaelE. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USAJoel E. Richter, Hugh Culverhouse Professor of MedicineDirector, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Director, JoyM. Culverhouse Center for Esophageal Diseases, University of SouthFlorida, Tampa, FL, USAJohn E. Pandolfino, Department of Medicine, Division ofGastroenterology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USADo you regularly manage patients with GERD?Need a practical tool to guide you through bestpatient care and management?Highly practical, expertly-written, and packed with useful texttools like case histories, pitfall boxes and management algorithmsthis convenient and user-friendly manual provides you withcomplete clinical guidance to gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD), one of the most common conditions that gastroenterologistsface every day.The book is divided into three parts:* An overview of GERD, including pathophysiologydiagnosis, general management strategies and side effects frommedical and surgical GERD therapies* Management of specific clinical presentations such asRefractory GERD, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Noncardiac ChestPain, and GERD-Related Dysphagia* Barrett's Esophagus and GERD, including diagnosissurveillance and treatment optionsWith a strong focus on the clinical management of GERD and withcontributions from the world's leading authorities on thetopic, Practical Manual of Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseaseis the perfect tool for the modern day gastroenterologist - both atspecialist level and in training - managing this extremelyprevalent condition.

List of Contributors, viiPreface, ixPart 1: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Overview, 11 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Pathophysiology, 3Pim W. Weijenborg, Boudewijn F. Kessing, and André J.P.M.Smout2 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Epidemiology, Impact onQuality of Life, and Health Economic Implications, 26Nimish Vakil3 Overview of the Tools for the Diagnosis of GastroesophagealReflux Disease, 39Nicolas A. Villa and Marcelo F. Vela4 Overview of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatments53Sabine Roman and Peter J. Kahrilas5 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatment: Side-Effects andComplications of Acid Suppression, 69David A. Johnson6 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatment: Side-Effects andComplications of Fundoplication, 83Joel E. RichterPart 2: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Management ofSpecific Clinical Presentations, 977 Evaluation and Management of Refractory GastroesophagealReflux Disease, 99John E. Pandolfino and Sabine Roman8 Functional Heartburn, 115Stanislas Bruley des Varannes, Frank Zerbib, and Jean-PaulGalmiche9 The Role of Acid Reflux in Non-Cardiac Chest Pain, 132Cristina Almansa and Sami R. Achem10 Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, 154Robert T. Kavitt and Michael F. Vaezi11 Reflux-Related Cough, 179Etsuro Yazaki, Ryuichi Shimono, and Daniel Sifrim12 Relationship between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease andSleep, 195Tiberiu Hershcovici and Ronnie Fass13 Aerophagia and Belching, 221Albert J. Bredenoord14 Dysphagia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 239Donald O. Castell and Erick R. Singh15 Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Interactions with GastroesophagealReflux Disease, 253Kumar Krishnan and Ikuo Hirano16 Helicobacter pylori and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease267Maria Pina Dore and David Y. GrahamPart 3: Barrett ' s Esophagus, 28717 Barrett ' s Esophagus: Diagnosis and Surveillance289Gary W. Falk18 Barrett ' s Esophagus: Treatment Options, 310Jianmin Tian and Kenneth K. WangIndex, 335Color plate section can be found facing page 118