A Clinical Case Report of Non-erosive Reflux Disease Treated with Traditional Oriental Medicine

Park, Jae-woo; Yoon, Seong-woo

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine > Volume 27(4); 2006 > Article

Case Report

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2006;27(4): 991-997.

韓方治療로 호전된 비미란성 위식도 역류질환 1례

박재우, 윤성우

경희대학교 한의과대학 비계내과학교실

A Clinical Case Report of Non-erosive Reflux Disease Treated with Traditional Oriental Medicine

Jae-woo Park, Seong-woo Yoon

3rd Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University

Correspondence

Jae-woo Park ,Tel: 02-440-6219, Fax: 02-440-6295, Email: pjw2907@hanmail.net

Published online: December 30, 2006.

ABSTRACT

Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) refers to reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus leading to esophagitis, reflux symptoms (e.g. heartburn, regurgitation and non-cardiac chest pain) sufficient to impair quality of life, or long term complications. Non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), a subdivision of GERD, is diagnosed when there were some reflux symptoms without esophagitis and mucosal breaks at endoscopy. We report that severe NERD symptoms and lower quality of life which have not responded to more t

Key words: Gastroesophageal Reflux, Heartburn, Traditional Oriental Medicine