Modern treatments for GERD effective at achieving long-term remission for most patients
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
In an evaluation of contemporary antireflux therapies for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), most patients who received treatment with either the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole or laparoscopic antireflux surgery achieved and remained in disease remission for 5 years, according to a study in the May 18 issue of JAMA.
