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3rd BRAZILIAN CONSENSUS ON Helicobacter pylori
Coelho,Luiz Gonzaga; Maguinilk,Ismael; Zaterka,Schlioma; Parente,José Miguel; Passos,Maria do Carmo Friche; Moraes-Filho,Joaquim Prado P.Significant progress has been obtained since the Second Brazilian Consensus Conference on Helicobacter pylori Infection held in 2004, in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, and justify a third meeting to establish updated guidelines on the current management of H. pylori infection. The Third Brazilian Consensus Conference on H pylori Infection was organized by the Brazilian Nucleus for the Study of Helicobacter, a Departmen...
Refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease
Moraes-Filho,Joaquim Prado P.CONTEXT: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition which develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. Its pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment have frequently been analyzed but it is interesting to review some aspects of the GERD refractory patients to the proton pump inhibitors treatment. The treatment encompasses behavioral measures and pharmac...
Impact of prolonged 48-h wireless capsule esophageal pH monitoring on diagnosis...
Domingues,Gerson Ricardo de Souza; Moraes-Filho,Joaquim Prado P.; Domingues,Aline Gonçalves LeiteCONTEXT: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common digestive diseases and an important cause of distress to patients. Diagnosis of this condition can require ambulatory pH monitoring. OBJECTIVES: To determine the diagnostic yield of a wireless ambulatory pH monitoring system of 48-hours, recording to diagnose daily variability of abnormal esophageal acid exposure and its symptom association. MET...
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease:...
Moraes-Filho,Joaquim Prado P.; Navarro-Rodriguez,Tomas; Barbuti,Ricardo; Eisig,Jaime; Chinzon,Decio; Bernardo,WanderleyGastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common disorders in medical practice. A number of guidelines and recommendations for the diagnosis and management of GERD have been published in different countries, but a Brazilian accepted directive by the standards of evidence-based medicine is still lacking. As such, the aim of the Brazilian GERD Consensus Group was to develop guidelines for the diag...
Dor torácica não-cardiogênica
Domingues,Gerson Ricardo de Souza; Moraes-Filho,Joaquim Prado P.CONTEXTO: Dor torácica não-cardiogênica ou dor torácica funcional é síndrome clínica com elevada prevalência no mundo ocidental, podendo estar presente entre 15% a 30% dos pacientes com coronariografias normais. Tem importante impacto na qualidade de vida dos pacientes e associa-se com considerável aumento da utilização dos serviços de saúde. FONTES DE INFORMAÇÃO: Para esta revisão, foram utilizadas as seguinte...
Prevalence of heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease in the urban Brazil...
Moraes-Filho,Joaquim Prado P.; Chinzon,Décio; Eisig,Jaime Natan; Hashimoto,Claudio L.; Zaterka,SchliomaBACKGROUND: The epidemiological aspects of heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease have been object of growing interest in the last decade because of its increasing prevalence and the complications of the disease. AIMS: To evaluate the prevalence of heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease as well as their main characteristics in the Brazilian urban population. METHODS: A national inquire enrolling 1...