And because the symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis and GERD are so similar, your doctor will have to rule out acid reflux before settling on a diagnosis. They can do this with tests called an ...

Some patients may exhibit clinical features of both gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD ... patients to see if their symptoms resolve and histology normalizes, the so-called proton pump ...

before laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery, and patients with motility disorders of the esophagus. [34] A combination of OCT, endoscopy and histology will identify all cases of GERD. As these ...