Abstract
AbstractBackgroundThis two-year study is a retrospective analysis of records of patients diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) at a private medical aid society for the period January 2002 to December 2003. In this study of GORD and its complications, the use of gastroscopy as a staging criteria and the cost of treatment were evaluated. Patients with alarming symptoms (chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, progressive unintentional weight loss, progressive difficulty in swallowing, persistent vomiting, iron deficiency anaemia, epigastric mass or suspicious barium meal), those with complications of GORD (erosive oesophagitis, ulcerative oesophagitis, oesophageal strictures, Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma), and patients in whom symptoms have not resolved need to have a gastroscopy performed. If left untreated, some of these symptoms could lead to more severe and serious complications. Accurate recognition of these symptoms will help to identify, evaluate and treat patients...
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