• Foregut symptoms, somatoform tendencies, and the selection of patients for antireflux surgery 

      Fuchs, Karl Hermann; Musial, Frauke; Ulbricht, Ferdinand; Breithaupt, Wolfram; Reinisch, Alexander; Babic, Benjamin; Fuchs, Hans; Varga, Gabor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-05)
      A large variety of foregut symptoms can occur in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which can overlap with other disorders such as somatoform disorders and dyspepsia. Due to unclear diagnostic situations, these patients are often not adequately treated. The aim of this study was the evaluation of patients with foregut symptoms, referred for possible antireflux surgery, regarding ...
    • Severity of GERD and disease progression 

      Fuchs, Karl Hermann; DeMeester, T.R.; Otte, F.; Broderick, R.C.; Breithaupt, W.; Varga, G.; Musial, Frauke (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-11)
      <i>Background</i> - Many factors may play a role in the severity and progression of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) since pathophysiology is multifactorial. Data regarding the progression of GERD are controversial: some reports of increased esophageal acid exposure (EAE) and mucosal damage were considered as evidence for a stable disease course, while others interprete these findings as disease ...