Tampa General Hospital Medical Group, 409 Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33606, USA.
Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Oct;91(5):1015-29. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2011.06.004.
Millions of Americans are affected by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in many different ways. The magnitude of the problem of GERD was brought to light by the ambulatory pH test, the introduction of minimally invasive surgery, and the advent of the many medications that are effective in acid suppression. Patients with GERD suffer from various consequences associated with the disease. However, interventions beyond medical therapy, such as laparoscopic fundoplication, provide satisfactory outcomes and definitive relief of acid reflux.
数以百万计的美国人以多种不同的方式受到胃食管反流病（GERD）的影响。通过动态 pH 测试、微创外科手术的引入以及许多有效的抑酸药物的出现，GERD 问题的严重性被揭示出来。GERD 患者会遭受与该疾病相关的各种后果。然而，除了药物治疗之外的干预措施，例如腹腔镜胃底折叠术，可以提供满意的结果并彻底缓解胃酸反流。
