Session 23

 

Monday, September 4
8:00 – 10:00 am

Room 2

 

 

GERD – NERD

Related motor disorders

 

Chairs: C. Prakash Gyawali (USA) – Michio Hongo (Japan)

Discussants: Eduardo V. Savarino (Italy)

 

• Which test results are considered unequivocal evidence for GERD? C. Prakash Gyawali (USA)
• Which patients should undergo prolonged esophageal pH monitoring? Jan Martinek (Czech Republic)
• Should pH-impedance monitoring be performed on or off therapy? Justin Wu (China)
• What is the role of baseline mucosal impedance in GERD diagnosis? Eduardo V. Savarino (Italy)
• Does esophageal biopsy and histology contribute to GERD diagnosis? Ellen Stein (USA)
• What is the role of the acid pocket in GERD? Mark Fox (Switzerland)
• How do GERD phenotypes affect management decisions? Katerina P. Shetler (USA)
• What are the current diagnostic criteria for NERD? Nicola de Bortoli (Italy)
• Why should GERD testing be performed in lung transplant recipients? Walter W. Chan (USA)
• How is functional heartburn diagnosed and treated? Roberto Penagini (Italy)
• What is the role of impedance in pH-impedance monitoring? Daniela Jodorkovsky (USA)
• What are the clinically relevant complications of PPI therapy? Peter S. Malfertheiner (Germany)
• Does esophageal motor function influence GERD manifestations? Radu Tutuian (Switzerland)
• How is esophago-gastric junction barrier function assessed in GERD? Kenric M. Murayama (USA) 
• Is classification of esophageal motor disorders feasible in GERD? C. Prakash Gyawali (USA)
• How are rumination and belching disorders diagnosed? Adriana Lazarescu (Canada)
• What are unequivocal indications for antireflux surgery? Roger Tatum (USA)
• What are the contraindications for antireflux surgery? Edgar Figueredo (USA)
• Bariatric surgery for GERD and Barrett’s esophagus. Dan Azagury (USA)
• What alternate interventions are available for GERD therapy? John O. Clarke (USA)
• Esophagectomy for benign esophageal disorders. S.M. Chandramohan (India)