Oesophageal eosinophilic infiltration in patients with noncardiac chest pain
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Noncardiac Chest Pain in Young Patients
TO TH E ED ITO R: Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is not only a difficult disorder to define but also a heterogenous disorder with many potential causes. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) represents as one of the most common gastroenterologic causes of NCCP. Seo et al suggested that the prevalence of GERD was 30 percent in young patients with NCCP. In addition, the proton pump inhibitor (PPI)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0269-2813
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04652.x