Medical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Acta Med Croatica
; 52(2): 133-8, 1998.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9682502
ABSTRACT
Medical therapy for reflux esophagitis is designed to provide symptom relief and esophageal healing, and to prevent complications. Life-style modifications serve as an adjunct to drug therapy. Histamine-H2-receptor antagonists and prokinetic agents promote symptom relief and esophageal healing in mild esophagitis, but are less effective in the treatment of moderate to severe esophagitis. For patients with moderate to severe esophagitis, rapid symptom relief and esophageal healing have been achieved with proton pump inhibitors. These patients usually require maintenance therapy with proton pump inhibitors.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Med Croatica
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Croatia