Management Strategy for Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Comparison Between Empirical Treatment With Esomeprazole and Endoscopy-Oriented Treatment

G. Giannini, Edoardo; Zentilin, Patrizia; Dulbecco, Pietro; Vigneri, Sergio; Scarlata, Pamela; Savarino, Vincenzo

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01659.x

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Management Strategy for Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Comparison Between Empirical Treatment With Esomeprazole and Endoscopy-Oriented Treatment

Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology • Feb 1, 2008

Authors:

Edoardo G. Giannini

Patrizia Zentilin

Pietro Dulbecco

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Whether patients with typical gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and without alarm features should be treated empirically or undergo endoscopy first is a debated issue. In this study, our aim was to assess the efficacy, and to compare the direct costs and impact on health-re...

Subject

Esomeprazole

Medicine

GERD

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