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The predictive value of symptoms in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
1Dept. of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. Supplement
|January 1, 1995
Abstract
Background:
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) must be distinguished from functional dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease because, albeit similar symptomatology, they are different diseases with greatly differing pathogenesis and treatment.
Methods:
A new endoscopic grading of reflux oesophagitis was applied in two large prospective studies.
Results:
High consistency of endoscopic findings and low predictive value of symptoms.
Conclusions:
The low predictive value of symptoms stresses the importance of applying solid endoscopic criteria in the assessment of GORD.