as well as side effects of GERD-directed therapy, have been changing. An updated American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of GERD effectively summarizes the current advances in GERD.1
The ACG issued revised clinical guidelines for the diagnosis andmanagement of patients with Barrett’s esophagus,which were published in theAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology. Perspective fromPrashanthi N. Thota, MD, FACG The guidelines implement Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Dev...
down the esophagus and into the upper portion of the stomach. This approach offers patients looking for an alternative to traditional surgery an effective treatment option to correct the underlying cause of GERD. B...