...Ja Eun Koo; Hye-Sook Chang; Hye Won Park; Sungwon Park; Inyoung Bae; Ji Young Lee; Jaewon Choe Introduction: Abdominal obesity increases the risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This study aimed to determine the association between GERD and abdominal fat area quantified by computed...

...%) was heartburn-free and mean 24FH% was 41.1 ± 24.8%. On dexlansoprazole, mean 24FH% rose to 63.4 ± 23.8 and 81.6 ± 24.5% in weeks 2 and 4, respectively ( p < 0.001 for both). Median 24FH% increased from 35.7% in week 1 to 71.4 and 85.7% in weeks 2 and 4, respectively. Mean Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease...

... details. This is the first study assessing the new technology for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Patients and Methods: Consecutive patients with GERD and controls were prospectively included. The distal esophagus was examined in all quadrants with high definition white-light...

... global obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease rates may be contributing to the rise in FD. Socioeconomic and cultural demographic changes such as changing dietary habits and rapid urbanization, particularly in the developing countries, are likely to be influencing the course of FD and the way...

.... The laryngeal mucosa is considerably more sensitive to acid and pepsin than the mucosa of the esophagogastric junction. Therefore definitions of acid and nonacid reflux used for gastroesophageal reflux disease may not be helpful for explaining pathophysiologic mechanisms in the larynx or pharynx. A reflux...

... Gastroesophageal reflux Dig Dis 2009;27:24 30 DOI: 10.1159/000210100 Diagnosis and Recognition of Early Esophageal Neoplasia László Herszényi István Pregun Zsolt Tulassay 2nd Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, and Clinical Gastroenterology Research Unit, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest...

...István Pregun; Tamás Bakucz; János Banai; László Molnár; Gábor Pavlik; István Altorjay; Péter Orosz; László Csernay; Zsolt Tulassay; László Herszényi Background: An occupation-related susceptibility of professional singers to experience gastroesophageal reflux has been suggested. Aims...

...R. Gómez; E. Moreno; J. Seoane; P. Volwald; A. Calle; C. Moreno To analyze postprandial gastroesophageal reflux by means of ambulatory gastroesophageal pH monitoring for 24 h, four groups were studied prospectively: group A: 22 healthy volunteers; group B: 31 consecutive patients undergoing medical...

...A.S. Livingstone; J.L. Sosa Over the last 5 years, laparoscopy has revolutionized the surgical management of many abdominal disorders. Some of the problems being so treated include biliary tract disease, achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcers, colonic disorders, appendicitis...

...Pilar Milke; Angelica Diaz; Miguel Angel Valdovinos; Segundo Moran Background: Although the ingestion of chilli has been associated with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) symptoms, there are no studies that have explored the effect of a chronic ingestion of different kinds of chilli with a variable...

.... Barrett’s esophagus Gastroesophageal reflux Proton pump inhibitors © 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel 2001 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means...

...Arthur R. Euler Upper airway complications of gastroesophageal reflux occur much less frequently than those aborad to the upper esophageal sphincter; however, laryngitis, laryngeal and/or tracheal stenosis, globus syndrome, oropharyngeal dysphagia, otitis media, sinusitis, and rhinitis can all...