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De: PR Newswire
Brasil
Para: THEREZS CATHARINA DE GÓES CAMPOS
Assunto: Global Definition of GERD Set to
Transform Current Clinical Practice
03 de agosto de 2006 14:25 HORALOCAL
Global Definition of GERD Set to Transform
Current Clinical
Practice
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- An
international
consensus group of the world's leading experts
in gastroenterology
today published the Montreal Definition(x) of
gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD), in the August issue of the
American Journal of
Gastroenterology. The global consensus
definition is intended to
provide a universal international platform for
this common disease,
aiming to support patient diagnosis and disease
management, in
primary care practice in particular.
The consensus group, comprising 43 experts from
18 countries,
developed an evidence-based definition of GERD
stating that this
disease is "a condition which develops when the
reflux of stomach
contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or
complications"[1]. The
definition was developed over a two-year period
using an
internationally accepted and scientifically
sound process (modified
Delphi process).
Professor Nimish Vakil, University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine
and Public Health, who successfully chaired this
process, explains
that the previous lack of a globally accepted
definition of GERD has
led to increasing confusion over the symptoms of
this disease,
resulting in both over- and under-diagnosis.
"The Global Montreal Definition of GERD brings
the broad range of
symptoms and complications of GERD into one
framework with a patient
centred approach. For the first time, a global
consensus on the
definition of the disease now exists, providing
a basis for a
universally accepted terminology which bridges
cultures and countries
and will simplify disease management, assisting
physicians and
benefiting patients."
In the publication of the Global Montreal
Definition the World
Organization of Gastroenterology provides its
strong endorsement,
stating it to be an "important development in a
critical area of
gastroenterology worldwide."
Novel aspects of the new definition include a
patient-centred
approach that is independent of endoscopic
findings, allowing GERD to
be diagnosed on the basis of symptoms alone.
This is important in
primary care settings, as most GERD patients are
managed in primary
care. In addition, the Global Montreal
Definition includes
sub-classification of the disease into a range
of distinct syndromes
(esophageal and extra-esophageal) and
recognition that chest pain,
sleep disturbances, laryngitis, cough, asthma
and dental erosions
have established association to GERD. A new
classification of
Barrett's esophagus was also developed by the
consensus group.
This press release has been issued on behalf of
Professor Nimish
Vakil and the international Consensus Group
[1] Vakil N et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2006;
101:1-21
(x) "Montreal" is in the title because the
results of the study were
first presented at the World Congress of
Gastroenterology in Montreal
SOURCE Hill and Knowlton (UK) Ltd.
08/01/2006
CONTACT: For further enquiries please contact:
Sarah Ballard, Hill &
Knowlton (UK) Ltd, +44-(0)-20-7413-3199 (direct),
+44-(0)-7989-689-283 (mobile), Professor Nimish
Vakil, University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,
nvakil@wisc.edu
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