Introduction / Claude Lenfant -- 1. Embryologic Origins of the Relationship of GERD and Airway Disease / Lyndon E. Mansfield -- 2. Inflammation in Asthma: The Role of Nerves and the Potential Influence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease / Brendan J. Canning -- 3. Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease / Philip O. Katz and Donald O. Castell -- 4. The Otolaryngologic Manifestations of GERD / James A. Koufman -- 5. GERD: A Major Factor in Chronic Cough / Curtis J. Mello -- 6. The Prevalence of GERD in Asthma / Stephen J. Sontag -- 7. GERD, Airway Disease, and the Mechanisms of Interaction / Susan M. Harding -- 8. Medical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Airway Disease / Mani S. Kavuru and Joel E. Richter -- 9. Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease with Emphasis on Respiratory Symptoms / Steven R. DeMeester and Tom R. DeMeester -- 10. GERD and Airways Disease in Children and Adolescents / Stephen J. McGeady -- 11. Respiratory Complications of Reflux Disease in Infants / Susan R. Orenstein -- 12. Oral Manifestations of GERD / David A. Lazarchik and Steven J. Filler -- 13. Odds and Ends and the State of the Art / Mark R. Stein
Summary
Provides a spectrum of information facilitating proper diagnosis and treatment of GERD and GERD-related disorders. The book focuses on dentition, upper airway disease, cough and lower airway disease
