Association of Visceral Fat Area, Smoking, and Alcohol Consumption with Reflux Esophagitis and Barrett's Esophagus in Japan. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Central obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of visceral fat area and other lifestyle factors with reflux esophagitis or Barrett's esophagus in Japanese ...
Juntaro Matsuzaki +8 more
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Endoscopic Reflux Esophagitis and Reflux-Related Symptoms after Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy: Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 Backgrounds: The etiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) including reflux esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease is multifactorial and a recent meta-analysis showed no association between the development of GERD and Helicobacter pylori ...
Mitsushige Sugimoto +6 more
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Esophageal Mucosal Resistance in Reflux Esophagitis: What We Have Learned So Far and What Remains to Be Learned [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has the highest prevalence among diseases of the digestive system and is characterized by a significant decrease in patients’ quality of life, comparable to arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Igor V. Maev +4 more
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The Prevalence of Reflux Esophagitis in the Elderly and Its Associated Risk Factors [PDF]
The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2016 Background: Reflux esophagitis is a common problem in the elderly. Compare to the Western Countries, esophageal cancer where reflux esophagitis is the most predominant risk factor is considered rare in Asia.
Cosmas Rinaldi A Lesmana +4 more
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Investigation of the mechanism by which miR-223-3p inhibits reflux esophagitis through targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome [PDF]
BMC GastroenterologyBackground Reflux esophagitis is a common gastrointestinal disorder characterized by significant inflammatory responses. The NLRP3 inflammasome plays a crucial role in inflammation, and miR- 223 - 3p has been found to inhibit its expression by targeting ...
Shuying Lin +4 more
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The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal ResearchReflux esophagitis is a significant clinical manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and its prevalence is increasing because of lifestyle changes and increasing obesity.
Kyoungwon Jung
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The Correlation between Endoscopic Reflux Esophagitis and Combined Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance-pH Monitoring in Children [PDF]
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2016 Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is the retrograde flow of gastric contents into the esophagus and may induce a variety of complications. Endoscopically visible breaks in the distal esophageal mucosa are the most reliable evidence of reflux esophagitis ...
Yu-Wen Liu +8 more
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The Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Correlates of Erosive Esophagitis and Barrett’s Esophagus in Iranian Patients with Reflux Symptoms [PDF]
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2014 Background. Erosive esophagitis (EE) and Barrett’s esophagus (BE) are the two important complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of and the risk factors for EE and BE in an Iranian group of patients with ...
Alireza Sharifi +4 more
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Differences in Dietary and Lifestyle Triggers between Non-Erosive Reflux Disease and Reflux Esophagitis-A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey in China. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2023 Chen Y +16 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2012 Background. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disease and a major upper gastrointestinal problem. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the use of noninvasive 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) to
Min-Kuei Tsai +8 more
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