The Prevalence of Reflux Esophagitis in the Elderly and Its Associated Risk Factors [PDF]
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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Esomeprazole for the treatment of erosive esophagitis in children: an international, multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind (for dose) study [PDF]
Background Acid suppression with a proton pump inhibitor is standard treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease and erosive esophagitis in adults and increasingly is becoming first-line therapy for children aged 1-17 years.
Youssef Nader N+4 more
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Gastro-Esophageal Reflux in Children [PDF]
Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is common in infants and children and has a varied clinical presentation: from infants with innocent regurgitation to infants and children with severe esophageal and extra-esophageal complications that define pathological gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Osvaldo Borrelli+5 more
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Histomorphological and Immunophenotypic Features of Pill-Induced Esophagitis. [PDF]
The aim of this study was to investigate histomorphological and immunophenotypic features in pill-induced esophagitis. We comparatively evaluated the histomorphological, immunophenotypic features of pill-induced esophagitis vs.
Ji Won Kim+7 more
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Acid reflux directly causes sleep disturbances in rat with chronic esophagitis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is strongly associated with sleep disturbances. Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy improves subjective but not objective sleep parameters in patients with GERD.
Kenichi Nakahara+9 more
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Effects of administration of omeprazole on the esophageal microbiota composition in rat model with reflux esophagitis [PDF]
Objective To investigate the effect of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) omeprazole on the composition of esophageal microbiota in rats with reflux esophagitis.
GAO Feng, JIA Meng-zhen, SUN Yue
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Purpose The aim of the present study was to compare the difference between double tract reconstruction and esophagogastrostomy. Materials and Methods Patients who underwent radical proximal gastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy or double tract ...
X. Ji+11 more
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Association Between Esophagitis Severity and GERDQ Score, Sleep, Life Quality among GERD Patients
Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is characterized with acid reflux, therefore may lead to esophagitis. Acid reflux may cause night symptom of GERD, therefore resulting in decreased sleep and life quality. Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Andrew Waleleng+4 more
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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 ...
M. Sugimoto+6 more
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Clinical spectrum and risk factors associated with asymptomatic erosive esophagitis as determined by Los Angeles classification: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic and recurrent disease, and it varies in regions. However, to date, there are no reports available on clinical features and the risk factors for the asymptomatic reflux esophagitis in Nepalese adults ...
Akhilesh Kumar Kasyap+2 more
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