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Development of reflux esophagitis following Helicobacter pylori eradication.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16322945     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the incidence and causative factors of reflux esophagitis following Helicobacter pylori eradication in Japanese patients. METHODS: In patients in whom reflux esophagitis could not be detected endoscopically, we conducted an annual follow-up observation in 326 H. pylori-cured patients, 199 H. pylori-positive patients, and 151 H. pylori-negative patients, to study the incidence and causative factors of reflux esophagitis. RESULTS: Development of reflux esophagitis was observed in 74 (22.7%) of the H. pylori-cured patients during a median follow-up period of 6.0 years, in 16 (8.0%) of the H. pylori-positive patients during a median follow-up period of 5.0 years, and in 29 (19.2%) of the H. pylori-negative patients during a median follow-up period of 5.4 years. The results, after correction for sex and age, showed that H. pylori-cured patients had a significantly higher risk of reflux esophagitis than H. pylori-positive patients (risk ratio, 2.43; P < 0.01), but their risk did not differ from that in the H. pylori-negative patients. It was also shown that hiatal hernia (risk ratio, 4.01; P < 0.01) and smoking history (risk ratio, 1.77; P < 0.05) were significant risk factors for the development of reflux esophagitis. CONCLUSIONS: With regard to the development of reflux esophagitis following H. pylori eradiation therapy, we observed that the frequency was higher in H. pylori-cured patients than in H. pylori-positive patients, but the frequency in H. pylori-cured patients and H. pylori-negative patients was the same. We elucidated that hiatal hernia and smoking history are important risk factors for reflux esophagitis.
Authors:
Masahiro Kawanishi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of gastroenterology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  0944-1174     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  2005 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-12-02     Completed Date:  2006-02-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9430794     Medline TA:  J Gastroenterol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1024-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima Mitsubishi Hospital, 4-6-20 Kannonshin-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima 733-0036, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Esophagitis, Peptic / diagnosis*,  etiology
Esophagoscopy
Female
Gastroscopy
Helicobacter Infections / complications,  drug therapy*
Helicobacter pylori*
Hernia, Hiatal / complications
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Smoking / adverse effects
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Comment In:
J Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov;40(11):1080-2   [PMID:  16322957 ]

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