BACKGROUND Acid gastroesophageal reflux is a common problem in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis and COPD. Invasive methods are used to diagnose gastroesophageal reflux, but the ability to detect pulmonary microaspiration of gastric contents using this method is unclear. A noninvasive option to detect pulmonary microaspiration is to measure pepsin in exhaled breath condensate (EBC), but this h...

introduction: gastroesophageal reflux (ger) is the most common of esophageal disorder in all ages.  ger defined as passage of gastric contents into the esophagus, and ger disease (gerd), (symptoms or complications of ger), are common pediatric problems. clinical manifestations of gerd in infants include regurgitation, irritability, choking, gagging vomiting, poor weight gain and respiratory dis...

background epidemiology of diseases changes over time with changes in socio-economic status, culture and health care systems. gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) and peptic ulcer disease (pud) are among the diseases whose epidemiology has changed over the past few decades in the west. studies addressing the trend of gerd and pud occurrence in iran are lacking. we aimed to look at the time tr...

Obesity, gastroesophageal reflux, and smoking have repeatedly been shown to be important and independent risk factors for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus (EAC) and of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJAC). There have been few attempts, however, to quantify the proportion of disease associated with these potentially modifiable factors. The authors have estimated the population attributable fract...

updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease

mast cells are related to certain gastrointestinal complaints. mast cell density has not been studied in cardio-esophageal region to the best of our knowledge. in this study we wanted to obtain an estimate of mast cell density in this region and compare it with mast cell density in antrum. from april 2007 till march 2010, we chose children (<14 years old) who underwent upper endoscopy and from ...

conclusions b. oleracea demonstrated similar anti-inflammatory properties to omeprazole in rats with gerd. however, omeprazole also demonstrated genotoxic and cytotoxic effects in rats without gerd. results rats with gerd developed esophagitis and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. b. oleracea and omeprazole-treated gerd rats presented significantly decreased inflammation in relation to non-tr...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the different diagnostic approaches in detection of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children presented with symptoms suggesting gastroesophageal reflux disease. METHODS The study design was cross sectional. The study retrospectively included all children who underwent combined multiple intraluminal impedance and pH (pH-MII) monitoring due to ...

CONTEXT Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a chronic disease in which gastroduodenal contents reflux into the esophagus. The clinical picture of gastroesophageal reflux disease is usually composed by heartburn and regurgitation (typical manifestations). Atypical manifestations (vocal disturbances and asthma) may also be complaint. OBJECTIVE To analyse the clinical, endoscopic, manometric and ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Obesity is regarded as an important contributor to the increasing occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The aims of this study were to determine whether obesity is associated with gastroesophageal reflux in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and to identify the factors affecting increased acid exposure in obese patients. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed ...