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Flow of stomach contents into the esophagus

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a chronic upper gastrointestinal disease in which stomach content persistently and regularly flows up into the esophagus, resulting in symptoms and/or complications. Symptoms include heartburn, acidic taste, and feeling of regurgitation. Other symptoms can include breathing problems, dysphagia, odynophagia, non-cardiac chest pain, dental corrosion, extraesophageal symptoms such as chronic cough, hoarseness, reflux-induced laryngitis, or asthma. In the long term, and when not treated, complications such as esophagitis, esophageal stricture, and Barrett's esophagus may arise. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Gastroesophageal reflux diseaseA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss, Comorbidities, and Reflux at 10 Years in Adult Patients With ObesityInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Tell me what to eat if I have acid refluxThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The Montreal Definition and Classification of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Global Evidence-Based ConsensusCited 3,109 times
  5. Go sideways: HeartburnA closely related topic
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📖 Definitions

Noun The backwards flow of any fluid.

Noun A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.

Noun The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.

Verb To flow back or return.

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  2. Causes
  3. Diagnosis
  4. Treatment
  5. Epidemiology
  6. History
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