Oesophageal reflux

Introduction: Oesophageal reflux

Description of Oesophageal reflux

Oesophageal reflux: reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Oesophageal reflux: Retrograde flow of gastric juice (GASTRIC ACID) and/or duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUICE) into the distal ESOPHAGUS, commonly due to incompetence of the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER. Gastric regurgitation is an extension of this process with retrograde flow into the PHARYNX or MOUTH.
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Oesophageal reflux: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Oesophageal reflux:

• Reflux
• Stomach
• Stomach symptoms (3217 causes)
• Stomach disease
• Stomach disorder
• Stomach pain (49 causes)
• Esophagus
• Esophagus symptoms (3079 causes)
• Esophagus disorder
• Esophagus problem (3079 causes)

Terms associated with Oesophageal reflux:

Terms Similar to Oesophageal reflux:

• Peptic esophagitis
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Esophageal reflux
• GERD
• GORD

Source: Diseases Database

• gastroesophageal reflux
• esophageal reflux

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Broader terms for Oesophageal reflux

• reflux

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Hierarchical classifications of Oesophageal reflux

The following list attempts to classify Oesophageal reflux into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• reflux
• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

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External links related to: Oesophageal reflux

• eMedicine - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease : Article by Marco Patti, MD
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux treatment for prolonged non-specific cough in children and adults (Cochrane Review)
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Referral Guidelines
• eMedicine - Gastroesophageal Reflux : Article by Jennifer DA Liburd, MD
• Short-term treatment with proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists and prokinetics for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-like symptoms and endoscopy negative reflux disease. (Cochrane Review)
• Medical treatments for the maintenance therapy of reflux oesophagitis and endoscopic negative reflux disease (Cochrane Review)
• Cisapride treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux in children (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Gastroesophageal Reflux : Article by Michael AJ Sawyer, MD
• OMIM - GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
• Additional bedtime H2-receptor antagonist for the control of nocturnal gastric acid breakthrough (Cochrane Review)

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