TY - BOOK ID - 12015018 TI - GERD : reflux to esophageal adenocarcinoma AU - Chandrasoma, Para. AU - DeMeester, Tom R. PY - 2006 SN - 1493300733 1280636645 9786610636648 0080464742 0123694167 0123948282 9780123694164 9780080464749 PB - Oxford : Academic, DB - UniCat KW - Gastroesophageal reflux. KW - Esophagus KW - Cancer. KW - Acid reflux disease KW - Esophageal reflux KW - Esophagitis, Reflux KW - Gastric regurgitation KW - Gastro-esophageal reflux KW - Reflux disease, Acid KW - Reflux esophagitis KW - Regurgitation, Gastric KW - Heartburn KW - Diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:12015018 AB - The increasing incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has created an enormous interest and stimulus for research in this area. GERD brings together, for the first time, a vast amount of disparate literature and documents the entire pathogenesis of reflux disease in one place. The book presents reflux carditis as a new diagnostic criterion of GERD and for the first time defines the dilated end-stage esophagus and the earliest microscopic phase of GERD that is missed by present diagnostic criteria. GERD presents both clinical and pathological information and is meant to be used as ER -