Twenty-four hour esophageal pH-monitoring is gold standard for evaluate pathological GERD. Role of radiography and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been studied. Our results have been shown that radiography and ultrasonography have a limited role in the diagnosis of pathological GERD. However, such investigations an useful the follow-up of patients...

TO TH E ED ITO R: The prevalence of noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) differs by the type of study performed: hospital-based studies, community-based studies or general practice studies. In the previous two studies, we reported that 38%-41% of NCCP in average aged subjects had gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) diagnosed by endoscopy and 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring, with similar protocol to...

BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS This study aimed to compare the esophageal motility between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients with typical symptoms but without globus sensation and GERD patients only with globus symptoms. METHODS A total of 57 consecutive GERD patients diagnosed by endoscopy or by 24-hour pH monitoring between May 2013 and September 2015 were included retrospectively into ...

Background Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common chronic gastrointestinal tract disease. The incidence is higher in Asian and Arab countries. In Saudi Arabia, there are few studies that have assessed the prevalence of GERD among some cities' communities. Hence, this study aims to study the prevalence of GERD among the general population of Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional ...

......................................... Received: 10-08-11 Accepted: 19-12-13 Abstract Although the definition of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) has not changed much over the last ten years, GERD continues to cause high rates of morbidity and mortality. Probably, and in a practical way, it could be said that physiological GERD that is not pathological is usually accompanied by regurg...

AIM To compare long-term occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) between two different types of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia. METHODS We included all patients with achalasia who underwent POEM at our hospital from August 2011 to October 2012 and had complete GERD evaluation with ≥ 3 years of follow-up. They were divided into circular or full-thickness myotomy g...

PURPOSE To identify the relationship between dietary habits and childhood gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in preschool children. METHODS We performed a questionnaire study to analyze the relationship between dietary habits and GERD in 85 preschool children with GERD and 117 healthy children of the same age. RESULTS Irregular and picky eating were more p-revalent in the GERD group tha...

OBJECTIVES To determine if a discrepancy exists between subjective symptoms and the grade of endoscopic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. METHODS All 2,884 patients who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy completed the modified Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS), an interview-based rating scale consisting of 16 items including a question on ...