Aspiration Resulting from Gastroesophageal Reflux A Cause of Chronic Bronchopulmonary Disease T association of bronchopulmonary disease with gastroesophageal reflux is an old clinical observation. Aspiration of acid gastric content during sleep is the proposed mechanism. Unfortunately, the exact incidence of chronic bronchopulmonary disease due to aspiration associated with gastroesophageal ref...

A hernia of the esophageal aperture diaphragm is considered as one factors contributing to development gastroesophageal reflux disease and requires a complete comprehensive examination patient. Routine esophagogastroduodenoscopy does not give picture disease, therefore patients receive symptomatic treatment for long time. Paraesophageal are well understood yet due their relatively low frequency...

Article: Diagnostic utility of impedance-pH monitoring in refractory non-erosive reflux disease CC This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly...

background: diet can be effective both in incidence and reducing symptoms of upper gastrointestinal disorder (ugids) especially dyspepsia and gastro-esophageal reflux. dairy products are the food group may be related to gastrointestinal disorders. methods: this project was a cross sectional study done under the name of sepahan project on employees of isfahan university of medical sciences. data...

Background Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most frequent diseases of the upper gastro-enteric tract and incidence increases during lifetime [1]. In elderly patients [2] with a good LES basal tone and good peristalsis, evaluated with esophageal manometry, and even with a long exposure time fraction and a correlation between episodes of reflux and symptoms (SAP Symptom Assoc...

Barrett's esophagus has traditionally been regarded as the most severe end of the spectrum of gastroesophageal reflux disease and is of great clinical importance in view of the association with esophageal adenocarcinoma. Studies have documented high levels of esophageal acid exposure in Barrett's esophagus. Various pathogenetic mechanisms underlie this phenomenon. These include abnormalities in...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to compare esophageal infusion with 0.1 N hydrochloric acid (HCl) to esophageal infusion with saline in patients presenting with typical gastroesophageal reflux symptoms and erosive esophagitis. METHODS Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed on 44 prospective subjects, 29 of whom were included in the study. Eighteen patients presented with norm...

Background: Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and dysphagia. Objective: Correlate esophageal motility disturbances with symptoms of GERD and dysphagia and with MECP2 gene mutations in children with Rett syndrome. Study Design: Thirty-two consecutive Rett patients with a mean (range) age of 6.2 (2.3-14) years with prior history ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com The incidence of reflux disease or Gastro-Esophageal or Gastro-Laryngeal reflux reaches up to over 50% of the general population and natural history includes periods of wellness, alternating with periods of exacerbation. The flat mucosa of esophagus is not designed to withstand the irritating contents, which come from the stomach, and this creates p...