Recommended Patient Education Reading

We recommend reading the following books and medical journals that further examine the diagnosis and treatment of GERD:

Heartburn: Extinguishing the Fire Inside, M. Michael Wolfe, MD, W.W. Norton & Co, 1997

The Surgical Option for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Ronald A. Hinder, G. Perdikis, P.J. Klinger, Kenneth R. DeVault, American Journal of Medicine, November 24, 1997; vol. 103, no. 5A, pp. 144S-148S

The Merck Manual of Medical Information, Home Edition, Berkow Robert, MD, editor-in-chief, Whitehouse Station, MJ: Merck Research Laboratories; 1997

The Esophagus, Second Edition, Castell Donald O., MD, editor, Boston: Little, Brown and Company; 1995