PMID- 24607936 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140728 LR - 20220331 IS - 1468-3288 (Electronic) IS - 0017-5749 (Print) IS - 0017-5749 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 7 DP - 2014 Jul TI - Symptomatic reflux disease: the present, the past and the future. PG - 1185-93 LID - 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-306393 [doi] AB - The worldwide incidence of GORD and its complications is increasing along with the exponentially increasing problem of obesity. Of particular concern is the relationship between central adiposity and GORD complications, including oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Driven by progressive insight into the epidemiology and pathophysiology of GORD, the earlier belief that increased gastroesophageal reflux mainly results from one dominant mechanism has been replaced by acceptance that GORD is multifactorial. Instigating factors, such as obesity, age, genetics, pregnancy and trauma may all contribute to mechanical impairment of the oesophagogastric junction resulting in pathological reflux and accompanying syndromes. Progression of the disease by exacerbating and perpetuating factors such as obesity, neuromuscular dysfunction and oesophageal fibrosis ultimately lead to development of an overt hiatal hernia. The latter is now accepted as a central player, impacting on most mechanisms underlying gastroesophageal reflux (low sphincter pressure, transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation, oesophageal clearance and acid pocket position), explaining its association with more severe disease and mucosal damage. Since the introduction of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), clinical management of GORD has markedly changed, shifting the therapeutic challenge from mucosal healing to reduction of PPI-resistant symptoms. In parallel, it became clear that reflux symptoms may result from weakly acidic or non-acid reflux, insight that has triggered the search for new compounds or minimally invasive procedures to reduce all types of reflux. In summary, our view on GORD has evolved enormously compared to that of the past, and without doubt will impact on how to deal with GORD in the future. CI - Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions. FAU - Boeckxstaens, Guy AU - Boeckxstaens G AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), University Hospital Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - El-Serag, Hashem B AU - El-Serag HB AD - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. FAU - Smout, Andre J P M AU - Smout AJ AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Kahrilas, Peter J AU - Kahrilas PJ AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 116845/PHS HHS/United States GR - R01 DC00646/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States GR - K24-04-107/PHS HHS/United States GR - DK58338/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK056033/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20140307 PL - England TA - Gut JT - Gut JID - 2985108R RN - 0 (Antacids) RN - 0 (Proton Pump Inhibitors) SB - IM RPI - Postgrad Med J. 2015 Jan;91(1071):46-54. PMID: 25583739 MH - Antacids/therapeutic use MH - Combined Modality Therapy MH - Disease Progression MH - *Gastroesophageal Reflux/epidemiology/etiology/physiopathology/therapy MH - Global Health MH - Humans MH - Laparoscopy MH - Life Style MH - Proton Pump Inhibitors/therapeutic use MH - Risk Factors MH - Risk Reduction Behavior PMC - PMC4078752 EDAT- 2014/03/13 06:00 MHDA- 2014/07/30 06:00 CRDT- 2014/03/11 06:00 PHST- 2014/03/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/03/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/07/30 06:00 [medline] AID - gutjnl-2013-306393 [pii] AID - 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-306393 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gut. 2014 Jul;63(7):1185-93. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-306393. Epub 2014 Mar 7.