complications
Last reviewed 12/2021
The complications of GORD include:
- severe erosive oesophagitis
- Barrett's oesophagus
- oesophageal carcinoma
- oesophageal stricture
- haematemesis
- melaena
- iron deficiency anaemia
Studies have shown that GORD may worsen or contribute to asthma, chronic cough, and pulmonary fibrosis (1).
Not all patients with GORD develop complications.
There is a poor correlation between symptomatic severity and pathological severity of oesophageal disease.
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