PURPOSE During sedated esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), patients may not be able to perform inspiration, which is necessary to examine the esophagogastric junction. Therefore sedation may affect diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux-related findings. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of sedation on diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux-related findings during EGD. MATERIALS AN...

Background. Erosive esophagitis (EE) and Barrett's esophagus (BE) are the two important complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of and the risk factors for EE and BE in an Iranian group of patients with reflux symptoms. We also examined the relationship between reflux symptoms and endoscopic findings. Methods. A total of 736 patients with gastroe...

Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms are common and occur in all of us from time to time. In others, reflux may be associated with ulcerative esophagitis. The symptoms may be aggravated by large meals, coffee, smoking and position. Physiological and pathological reflux can be separated by the frequency and duration of the exposure of the lower esophagus to acid. Pathological reflux results in sympt...

Objective. This study was undertaken to gain an insight into the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, Barrett's esophagus and reflux esophagitis in an area of exceptionally low prevalence of H. pylori infection. Methods. A total of 1895 consecutive upper endoscopies performed between January 2005 and July 2007 were reviewed. 120 cases of columnar-lined esophagus and e...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic, recurrent disease. Reflux esophagitis can interfere with sleep via acid reflux, which cause daytime sleepiness or fatigue. However, little known about the association between and Objectives: We evaluated fatigue in subjects seen at health check-ups. Methods: Consecutive patients who were scheduled for screening endoscopies enrolled prospectiv...

BACKGROUND We sought to determine the clinical characteristics of pediatric esophagitis in southern Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted over a 4-year period, from 2005 to 2009, in Nemazee Hospital, a tertiary healthcare center in Shiraz, southern Iran. We consecutively included all pediatric patients (<18 years) who underwent endoscopy in our center and had pathology-confir...

Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) includes all consequences of reflux acid or other irritants (pepsin, duodenal contents in liver biliary diseases) from the stomach into the esophagus. The main cause of gastroesophageal and duodenogastral reflux is incompetence of the antireflux barriers at the esophagogastric junction. Object: To determine the prevalence of ORL’ symptoms in ...