There may be symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with progressive dysphagia, nausea, vomiting, and postprandial bloating. Over time, symptoms tend to progress from the upper GI ...

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Patients with progressive dysphagia or other alarm symptoms or signs should be promptly referred for endoscopy (Fig. 1). Although the positive predictive value of these alarm features is probably ...