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REFLUX DISEASE

Discover the relationship between dysphagia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), and how GORD may progress to Barrett’s oesophagus.

WHAT IS DYSPHAGIA?

Dysphagia is a subjective sensation of difficulty swallowing.

LEARN ABOUT DYSPHAGIA

WHAT IS GORD?

GORD is a chronic digestive disease that occurs when stomach acid repeatedly backs up into the oesophagus.

LEARN ABOUT GORD

WHAT IS BARRETT’S?

Barrett's oesophagus is a serious complication of GORD. People with Barrett's are at an increased risk of developing oesophageal cancer.1-4

LEARN ABOUT BARRETT’S
1

De Jonge PJ et al. Risk of malignant progression in patients with Barrett’s oesophagus: a Dutch nationwide cohort study. Gut 2010;59:1030-1036.

2

Pohl H, Welch G et al. The role of over diagnosis and reclassification in the marked increase of esophageal adenocarcinoma incidence. J Natl Cancer Inst 2005;97:142-6.

3

Hvid-Jensen F et al. Incidence of adenocarcinoma among patients with Barrett’s esophagus. N Engl J Med 2011;365:1375-83.

4

Gilbert EW et al. Barrett’s esophagus: a review of the literature. J Gastrointest Surg 2011;15:708-1.