[Reflux Symptoms - No Difference in Severity and Intensity in Patients with and without Functional Verified Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease].

CONCLUSION: Patients with functional complaints suffer just as much from their symptoms as patients with objectively diagnosed GERD. Differentiation between gastroesophageal reflux disease and functional reflux symptoms is only possible by means of functional diagnostic testing.
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Source: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie - February 8, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Grechenig M, Gruber R, Weitzendorfer M, von Rahden BHA, Widmann B, Emmanuel K, Koch O Tags: Zentralbl Chir Source Type: research