Review Article
Current Trends in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Review
Table 1
The Montreal definition of GERD and its constituent syndromes [
1].
| Esophageal syndromes |
| Syndromes with symptoms | (i) Typical reflux syndrome | (ii) Reflux chest pain | Syndromes with esophageal injury | (i) Reflux esophagitis | (ii) Reflux stricture | (iii) Barrett’s esophagus | (iv) Esophageal adenocarcinoma |
| Extraesophageal syndromes |
| Established associations | (i) Reflux cough syndrome | (ii) Reflux laryngitis syndrome | (iii) Reflux asthma syndrome | (iv) Reflux dental erosion syndrome | Proposed associations | (i) Pharyngitis | (ii) Sinusitis | (iii) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | (iv) Recurrent otitis media |
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