The clinical diagnosis of esophagitis is suggested by the presence of severe heartburn which is aggravated by the recumbent position. The symptom is generally worse after eating and is relieved by antacids. It is generally held that increased reflux of gastric contents leads to the development of esophagitis and that the pain is associated with an inflammatory process. In many patients with sym...

o r t R s h m f 3 o b Many new and exciting endoscopy-related studies on Barrett’s esophagus, reflux esophagitis, and eosinophilic esophagitis were presented during the 2012 Digestive Disease Week (DDW; 19-22 May, San Diego, California, USA). Endoscopic research in Barrett’s esophagus mainly focused on surveillance, detection, and ablation therapy, while clinical studies in eosinophilic esophag...

BACKGROUND Central obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of visceral fat area and other lifestyle factors with reflux esophagitis or Barrett's esophagus in Japanese population. METHODS Individuals who received thorough medical examinations including the measurement of visceral fat area by abdomina...

OBJECTIVE Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is one of the major factors of predisposing children to develop several hazardous health problems. We decided to investigate the association between nicotinine, one of the nicotine metabolites and esophagitis in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). METHODS In a case control study 46 children suffering from esophagitis re...

Esophagitis is a condition of inflammation of the esophageal mucosa, which is also called as acid reflux disease. The cause maybe be due to slackness of the lower esophageal sphintcer which allows acidic contents of the food from stomach to esophagus. Esophagitis is detected by observing the esophagus by video endoscopy of the Upper Gastro-Intestinal tract. The classification of esophagitis is ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic immune-mediated disease characterized by infiltration of the esophageal mucosa with eosinophils and concomitant esophageal dysfunction. Though there are well-described associations between certain chronic inflammatory conditions and venous thromboembolism, there have been no reports of venous thromboembolism occurring in eosinophilic esophagitis. We report ...

BACKGROUND Erosive esophagitis is a common condition in the western population. However, the prevalence and risk factors of this disorder in Taiwan remain unclear. This study investigated the current prevalence of erosive esophagitis in Taiwan and attempted to identify the risk factors for this disease. METHODS From January 2008 to May 2009, 2040 consecutive subjects who underwent upper gastr...

Background. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may present with gastroesophageal and extraesophageal symptoms. Currently, the frequencies of gastroesophageal and extragastroesophageal symptoms in Asian patients with different categories of GERD remain unclear. Aim. To investigate the frequencies of gastroesophageal and extragastroesophageal symptoms in patients with mild erosive esophagitis...

Background. Candida glabrata (C. glabrata) has become a recognized pathogen in fungal esophagitis. A proportion of these isolates are azole-resistant which may have treatment implications. Variability in the prevalence of this organism exists in the limited data available. Objective. To determine the incidence of C. glabrata esophagitis in a North American hospital setting and to highlight fact...

BACKGROUND Sloughing esophagitis, also known as esophagitis dissecans superficialis, is a very rare and underdiagnosed entity with unknown incidence rate. It can be associated with bullous dermatoses and medications such as central nervous system depressants and those causing esophageal injury. CASE REPORT A 55-years-old woman was recovering from renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis when she d...