Open AccessCharacteristics of non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease refractory to proton pump inhibitor therapy
Author(s) -
Mitsushige Sugimoto,
Masafumi Nishino,
Chise Kodaira,
Mihoko Yamade,
Takahiro Uotani,
Mutsuhiro Ikuma,
Kazuo Umemura,
Takahisa Furuta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i14.1858
Subject(s) - nerd , proton pump inhibitor , rabeprazole , refractory (planetary science) , reflux , gastroenterology , gerd , medicine , dose , omeprazole , disease , biology , astrobiology
To investigate whether potent acid inhibition is effective in non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) refractory to standard rabeprazole (RPZ) treatment.