To what extent does the assessment of typical and atypical troublesome symptoms accurately reflect an objective diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease?
Only 29% of referred patients had objectively confirmed GERD. GERD was present in about half of patients with isolated typical symptoms, one-third with both typical and atypical symptoms, and fewer than one-fifth with isolated atypical symptoms.
Authors
- Krzysztof Kurek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-4304)
- Graźyna Jurkowska
- Justyna Wasielica-Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3741-9548)
- Maja Kostrzewska
- Martyna Niemczuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5877-6356)
- Jarosław Daniluk
- Agnieszka K. Świdnicka-Siergiejko
- Rafał Astapczyk
- Paweł Rogalski
- Andrzej Dąbrowski
Publication Details
- Journal
- Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.17250
- Primary Topic
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00