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Top Articles on GERD

Featured Article

Devault KR, Castell DO. Updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am J Gastroenterology. 2005; 100:190-200.

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These articles are the most-cited articles on GERD dating back to 1981, ranked by frequency of citation:

Dodds WJ, Dent J, Helm JF, Hauser R, Patel GK, Egeid MS. Mechanisms of gastresophageal reflux in patients with reflux esophagitis. N Eng J Med.1982;307:1547-1552.

Minami H, McCallum RW. The physiology and patho-physiology of gastric emptying in humans. Gastroenterology. 1984;86:1592-1610.

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Howden CW, Henning JM, Huang B, et al. Management of heartburn in a large, randomized, community-based study; comparison of four therapeutic strategies. Am J Gastroenterol. 2001;96(6):1704-1710.

Kahrilis PJ. GERD pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations. Cleve Clin J Med. 2003;70(5):S4-S19.

Maton PN. Profile and assessment of GERD pharmacotherapy. Cleve Clin J Med. 2003;70(Suppl 5):S51-S70.

Rudolph CD, Mazur LJ, Liptak GS, et al. Guidelines for evaluation and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in infants and children: recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2001;32(Suppl 2)S1-31.

Bytzer P. Goals of therapy and guidelines for treatment success in symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003;98(3 Suppl):S31-39.

Quigley EM. Factors that influence therapeutic outcomes in symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003;98(3 Suppl):S24-30.

Kahrilas PJ.. Diagnosis of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003;98(3 Suppl):S15-23.

Fass R. Epidemiology and pathophysiology of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003;98(3 Suppl):S2-7.

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. Supplement on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. 2002;31(4 suppl 1).

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