Original Contribution
The American Journal of Gastroenterology (2005) 100, 1489–1490; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50317.x
Dyspepsia and GERD: Breaking the Rules
Nimish Vakil MD1
1University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Correspondence: Nimish Vakil, M.D., University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee Clinical Campus–Gastroenterology, Aurora Sinai Med Center, 945 North 12th Street, Room 4040, Milwaukee, WI
Received 28 February 2005; Revised 0000; Accepted 28 February 2005.
Abstract
Dyspepsia is a common condition in clinical practice. Economic models have suggested that empirical PPI therapy may be cost-effective in uninvestigated dyspepsia. Empirical PPI therapy is an attractive alternative to endoscopic investigation in young dyspeptic patients who are not infected with Helicobacter pylori.
