Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a benign and chronic disease that can impair the quality of life. Objective: To study the epidemiological, clinical aspects and factors associated with typical G...Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a benign and chronic disease that can impair the quality of life. Objective: To study the epidemiological, clinical aspects and factors associated with typical GERD in the general population of Parakou in the Republic of Benin. Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with prospective data collection which took place from May 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019. The study population consisted of any subject aged at least 15 years and living in Parakou. Subjects aged at least 15 years, present on the day of the survey and having given their free and informed verbal consent were included. The Short form of QRS®(Reflux-Qual Short form) questionnaire and the “Hospital Anxiety and Depression” score were used to assess the quality of life and anxiety/depression, respectively. The sampling was probabilistic through a 2-stage cluster sampling. The variable of interest was the presence of GERD. Results: Out of 390 subjects surveyed, 28 had symptoms of typical GERD, representing a prevalence of 7.18%. The average age of these subjects was 27.11 ± 7.88 years. Fifteen subjects (53.57%) were male, giving a sex ratio of 1.15. Fourteen (50%) had a secondary level of education, 12 (42.86%) were pupils/students, 18 (64.29%) were single. The monthly income of 22 subjects (78.57%) was lower than the guaranteed interprofessional minimum wage (40,000 FCFA). The average duration of progression of symptoms was 15.89 ± 4.97 months. Symptoms occurred less than twice a week in 22 subjects (78.57%). The clinical manifestations were both diurnal and nocturnal in 12 subjects (42.86%). None of the 28 subjects with GERD had clinical warning signs. Asthma, diabetes, consumption of high fat or spice foods, carbonated drinks, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, alcoholic beverages and tobacco were statistically associated with the occurrence of GERD. Each of the 28 subjects had at least one associated factor. A significant impair in quality of life was observed in 27 patients (96.43%). Conclusion: Typical GERD is relatively common in the general population of Parakou in the Republic of Benin. It often affects young males. Among the risk factors identified, the most common are carbonated drinks, spicy meals and diabetes. GERD significantly impairs quality of life. Raising awareness about the disease and its associated factors is necessary among the general population.展开更多
AIM To investigate the effects of depression and anxiety on health-related quality of life(QoL)in gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)patients and those suffering from cardiac(CCP)and noncardiac(NCCP)chest pain in Wu...AIM To investigate the effects of depression and anxiety on health-related quality of life(QoL)in gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)patients and those suffering from cardiac(CCP)and noncardiac(NCCP)chest pain in Wuhan,China.METHODS In this cross-sectional study,a total of 358 consecutive patients with GERD were enrolled in Wuhan,China,of which 176 subjects had complaints of chest pain.Those with chest pain underwent coronary angiography and were divided into a CCP group(52 cases)and NCCP group(124 cases).Validated GERD questionnaires were completed,and the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey and Hospital Anxiety/Depression Scale were used for evaluation of Qo L and psychological symptoms,respectively.RESULTS There were similar ratios and levels of depression and anxiety in GERD with NCCP and CCP.However,the QoL was obviously lower in GERD with CCP than NCCP(48.34±17.68 vs 60.21±20.27,P<0.01).In the GERD-NCCP group,rather than the GERD-CCP group,the physical and mental QoL were much poorer in subjects with depression and/or anxiety than those without anxiety or depression.Anxiety and depression had strong negative correlations with both physical and mental health in GERD-NCCP(all P<0.01),but only a weak relationship with mental components of QoL in GERD-CCP.CONCLUSION High levels of anxiety and depression may be more related to the poorer QoL in GERD patients with NCCP than those with CCP.This highlights the importance of evaluation and management of psychological impact for improving QoL in GERD-NCCP patients.展开更多
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) contributes substantially to morbidity and to costs in the United States health care system. The burden of this disease has resulted in attempts at improving diagnosis and charac...Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) contributes substantially to morbidity and to costs in the United States health care system. The burden of this disease has resulted in attempts at improving diagnosis and characterizing patients. Numerous research and technical advances have enhanced our understanding of both the utility and limitations of a variety of diagnostic modalities. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances in GERD diagnostic testing and to discuss their implications for use in clinical practice. Topics addressed include esophageal pH monitoring, impedance testing, symptom association analyses, narrow-band imaging, and histopathology.展开更多
AIM: To assess the agreement within 3 commonly used symptom-reflux association analysis (SAA) parameters investigating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants. METHODS: Twenty three infants with suspected GE...AIM: To assess the agreement within 3 commonly used symptom-reflux association analysis (SAA) parameters investigating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants. METHODS: Twenty three infants with suspected GERD were included in this study. Symptom index (SI), Symptom sensitivity index (SSI) and symptom association probability (SAP) related to cough and irritability were calculated after 24 h combined pH/multiple intraluminal impedance (MII) monitoring. Through defined cutoff values, SI, SSI and SAP values are differentiated in normal and abnormal, whereas abnormal values point towards gastroesophageal reflux (GER) as the origin of symptoms. We analyzed the correlation and the concordance of the diagnostic classification of these 3 SAA parameters.RESULTS: Evaluating the GER-irritability association, SI, SSI and SAP showed non-identical classification of normal and abnormal cases in 39.2% of the infants. When irritability was taken as a symptom, there was only a poor inter-parameter association between SI and SSI, and between SI and SAP (Kendall’s tau b = 0.37, P < 0.05; Kendall’s tau b = 0.36, P < 0.05, respectively). Evaluating the GER-cough association, SI, SSI and SAP showed non-identical classification of normal and abnormal cases in 52.2% of the patients. When cough was taken as a symptom, only SI and SSI showed a poor inter-parameter association (Kendall’s tau b = 0.33, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: In infants investigated for suspected GERD with pH/MII-monitoring, SI, SSI and SAP showed a poor inter-parameter association and important dis-agreements in diagnostic classification. These limitations must be taken into consideration when interpreting the results of SAA in infants.展开更多
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disorder that affects a growing number of people in the world and is one of the most common gastric complaints that prompts an individual to consult a doct...Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disorder that affects a growing number of people in the world and is one of the most common gastric complaints that prompts an individual to consult a doctor. Heartburn and regurgitation are the most predominant esophageal symptoms of GERD, but patients with the disease may also have extra esophageal symptoms, such as epigastric pain, bronchospasm, and chronic cough. All of these symptoms may compromise health-related quality of life with modification of eating habits and sleep pattern that have a great impact on the normal daily. Furthermore, GERD is a multifactorial disease that can be complicated and difficult to treat. Mechanical, chemical, physiopathologic, and functional factors that predispose patients to the disease are still under investigation. A simple treatment plan for manual therapists is presented based on current evidence-based literature;it is designed to reduce symptoms of GERD through somatovisceral approach and the nutrition.展开更多
Background: Pyrosis and regurgitation are the cardinal symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Severalherbs have been used for treating gastrointestinal disorders worldwide. This systematic review was conducted t...Background: Pyrosis and regurgitation are the cardinal symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Severalherbs have been used for treating gastrointestinal disorders worldwide. This systematic review was conducted toinvestigate the effects of medicinal herbs on gastroesophageal reflux disease and adverse events. Methods:MEDLINE (via PubMed;The United States National Library of Medicine, USA), Scopus, ScienceDirect,Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Magiran, and Scientific Information Databasewere systematically searched for human studies, without a time frame, using medical subject heading terms such as“gastroesophageal reflux disease”, “reflux”, “esophagitis” and “herbs”. Manual searches completed the electronicsearches. Results: Thirteen randomized controlled trials were identified, including 1,164 participants from 1,509publications. In comparing herbal medicine to placebo, there were no significant differences in terms of heartburn(P = 0.23 and 0.48), epigastric or abdominal pain (P = 0.35), reflux syndrome (P = 0.12), and effective rate (P =0.60), but there was a significant difference in terms of acid regurgitation (P = 0.01). In comparing herbal medicineto drugs, there was a significant difference in terms of effective rate (P = 0.001), and there was one trial thatreported a significant difference in terms of epigastric pain (P = 0.00001). Also, in comparing herbal medicine todrugs, there were no significant differences in terms of acid regurgitation (P = 0.39). Conclusion: Thismeta-analysis showed that herbal medicines are effective in treating gastroesophageal reflux disease. Furtherstandardized researches with a large-scale, multicenter, and rigorous design are needed.展开更多
AIM:To examine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms in a large unselected general population in Japan. METHODS: In Japan, mature adults are offered regular check-ups for the prevention of ...AIM:To examine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms in a large unselected general population in Japan. METHODS: In Japan, mature adults are offered regular check-ups for the prevention of gastric cancer. A notice was sent by mail to all inhabitants aged > 40 years. A total of 160 983 Japanese (60 774 male, 100 209 female; mean age 61.9 years) who underwent a stomach check up were enrolled in this study. In addition, from these 160 983 subjects, we randomly selected a total of 82 894 (34 275 male, 48 619 female; mean age 62.4 years) to evaluate the prevalence of abdominal pain. The respective subjects were prospectively asked to complete questionnaires concerning the symptoms of heartburn, dysphagia, and abdominal pain for a 1 mo period. RESULTS: The respective prevalences of the symptoms in males and females were: heartburn, 15.8% vs 20.7%; dysphagia, 5.4% vs 7.8%; and abdominal pain, 6.6% vs 9.6%. Among these symptoms, heartburn was significantly high compared with the other symptoms, and the prevalence of heartburn was significantly more frequent in females than in males in the 60-89-year agegroup. Dysphagia was also significantly more frequent in female patients. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of typical GERD symptoms (heartburn) was high, at about 20% of the Japan population, and the frequency was especially high in females in the 60-89 year age group.展开更多
BACKGROUND Children with esophageal atresia(EA)have risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD),suggesting reflux monitoring for prompt management.AIM To evaluate GERD in children with EA and specific symptom associ...BACKGROUND Children with esophageal atresia(EA)have risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD),suggesting reflux monitoring for prompt management.AIM To evaluate GERD in children with EA and specific symptom association from combined Video with Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and pH(MII-pH)study.METHODS Children diagnosed with EA with suspected GERD and followed up at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between January 2000 and December 2018 were prospectively studied.All underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy with esophageal biopsy and Video MII-pH study on the same day.Symptoms of GERD which included both esophageal and extra-esophageal symptom were recorded from video monitoring and abnormal reflux from MII-pH study based on the statement from the European Paediatric Impedance Group.Prevalence of GERD was also reported by using histopathology as a gold standard.Endoscopic appearance was recorded using Los Angeles Classification and esophagitis severity was graded using Esohisto criteria.RESULTS Fifteen children were recruited with age of 3.1(2.2,9.8)years(40%,male)and the common type was C(93.3%).The symptoms recorded were cough(75.2%),vomiting(15.2%),irritability or unexplained crying(7.6%)and dysphagia(1.9%)with the symptom-reflux association of 45.7%,89%,71%and 0%,respectively.There were abnormal endoscopic appearance in 52.9%,esophagitis in 64.7%and high reflux score in 47.1%.Video MII-pH study has high diagnostic value with the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of 72.7%,100%and 82.4%,respectively.CONCLUSION Prevalence of GERD in children with EA was high.Video MII-pH study to detect GERD in children with EA had high diagnostic value with the trend of specific symptom association.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the frequency of gastroen-terological diseases in the etiology and the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in the treatment of cardiac syndrome X (CSX) as a subform of non-cardiac chest pain ...AIM: To investigate the frequency of gastroen-terological diseases in the etiology and the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in the treatment of cardiac syndrome X (CSX) as a subform of non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). METHODS: We investigated 114 patients with CSX using symptom questionnaires. A subgroup of these patients were investigated regarding upper gastrointestinal disorders (GIs) and treated with PPI. Patients not willing to participate in investigation and treatment served as control group. RESULTS: Thirty-six patients denied any residual symptoms and were not further evaluated. After informed consent in 27 of the remaining 78 patients, we determined the prevalence of disorders of the upper GI tract and quantifi ed the effect of treatment with pantoprazole. We found a high prevalence of gastroenterological pathologies (26/27 patients, 97%)with gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and acid reflux as the most common associated disorders. If treated according to the study protocol, these patients showed a significant improvement in the symptom score. Patients treated by primary care physicians, not according to the study protocol had a minor response to treatment (n = 19, -43%), while patients not treated at all (n = 26) had no improvement of symptoms (-0%). CONCLUSION: Disorders of the upper GI tract are a frequent origin of CSX in a German population and can be treated with pantoprazole if given for a longer period.展开更多
目的探讨食管测压联合食管24 h pH监测对胃食管反流相关性胸痛的诊断价值。方法选取通辽市医院2017年6月至2021年12月接收的疑似胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛患者145例,男92例,女53例,采用食管测压联合食管24 h pH进行监测,以是否胃食管...目的探讨食管测压联合食管24 h pH监测对胃食管反流相关性胸痛的诊断价值。方法选取通辽市医院2017年6月至2021年12月接收的疑似胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛患者145例,男92例,女53例,采用食管测压联合食管24 h pH进行监测,以是否胃食管反流分为胃食管反流组与无反流组。收集两组患者的年龄、性别、蠕动收缩百分数、pH<4反流次数、最长反流持续时间等资料,采用t、χ2检验进行统计比较,通过多因素logistic回归分析、受试者工作特征曲线(ROC)分析上述指标与胃食管反流相关性胸痛的相关性。结果145例疑似胃食管反流相关性胸痛患者,经诊断为胃食管返流36例,无返流109例。经多因素logistic回归分析发现,蠕动收缩百分数、pH<4反流次数、最长反流持续时间均是胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛的影响因素[比值比(OR)=3.155、2.998、3.459,P=0.003、0.012、0.001]。经ROC分析,食管测压、pH<4反流次数、最长反流持续时间联合预测胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛的灵敏度与曲线下面积(AUC)均高于各指标单独预测时(P=0.001、0.001、0.004),联合预测的特异度与各指标单独预测时差异无统计学意义(P=0.852)。结论食管测压联合食管24 h pH监测对于胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛的诊断、治疗具有重要意义,值得临床推广应用。展开更多
文摘Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a benign and chronic disease that can impair the quality of life. Objective: To study the epidemiological, clinical aspects and factors associated with typical GERD in the general population of Parakou in the Republic of Benin. Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with prospective data collection which took place from May 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019. The study population consisted of any subject aged at least 15 years and living in Parakou. Subjects aged at least 15 years, present on the day of the survey and having given their free and informed verbal consent were included. The Short form of QRS®(Reflux-Qual Short form) questionnaire and the “Hospital Anxiety and Depression” score were used to assess the quality of life and anxiety/depression, respectively. The sampling was probabilistic through a 2-stage cluster sampling. The variable of interest was the presence of GERD. Results: Out of 390 subjects surveyed, 28 had symptoms of typical GERD, representing a prevalence of 7.18%. The average age of these subjects was 27.11 ± 7.88 years. Fifteen subjects (53.57%) were male, giving a sex ratio of 1.15. Fourteen (50%) had a secondary level of education, 12 (42.86%) were pupils/students, 18 (64.29%) were single. The monthly income of 22 subjects (78.57%) was lower than the guaranteed interprofessional minimum wage (40,000 FCFA). The average duration of progression of symptoms was 15.89 ± 4.97 months. Symptoms occurred less than twice a week in 22 subjects (78.57%). The clinical manifestations were both diurnal and nocturnal in 12 subjects (42.86%). None of the 28 subjects with GERD had clinical warning signs. Asthma, diabetes, consumption of high fat or spice foods, carbonated drinks, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, alcoholic beverages and tobacco were statistically associated with the occurrence of GERD. Each of the 28 subjects had at least one associated factor. A significant impair in quality of life was observed in 27 patients (96.43%). Conclusion: Typical GERD is relatively common in the general population of Parakou in the Republic of Benin. It often affects young males. Among the risk factors identified, the most common are carbonated drinks, spicy meals and diabetes. GERD significantly impairs quality of life. Raising awareness about the disease and its associated factors is necessary among the general population.
基金the Key Clinical Construction Projects of Gastroenterology of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China
文摘AIM To investigate the effects of depression and anxiety on health-related quality of life(QoL)in gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)patients and those suffering from cardiac(CCP)and noncardiac(NCCP)chest pain in Wuhan,China.METHODS In this cross-sectional study,a total of 358 consecutive patients with GERD were enrolled in Wuhan,China,of which 176 subjects had complaints of chest pain.Those with chest pain underwent coronary angiography and were divided into a CCP group(52 cases)and NCCP group(124 cases).Validated GERD questionnaires were completed,and the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey and Hospital Anxiety/Depression Scale were used for evaluation of Qo L and psychological symptoms,respectively.RESULTS There were similar ratios and levels of depression and anxiety in GERD with NCCP and CCP.However,the QoL was obviously lower in GERD with CCP than NCCP(48.34±17.68 vs 60.21±20.27,P<0.01).In the GERD-NCCP group,rather than the GERD-CCP group,the physical and mental QoL were much poorer in subjects with depression and/or anxiety than those without anxiety or depression.Anxiety and depression had strong negative correlations with both physical and mental health in GERD-NCCP(all P<0.01),but only a weak relationship with mental components of QoL in GERD-CCP.CONCLUSION High levels of anxiety and depression may be more related to the poorer QoL in GERD patients with NCCP than those with CCP.This highlights the importance of evaluation and management of psychological impact for improving QoL in GERD-NCCP patients.
基金Supported by The Physician Scientist Training Program at Northwestern University,Department of Medicine(to Gawron AJ)
文摘Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) contributes substantially to morbidity and to costs in the United States health care system. The burden of this disease has resulted in attempts at improving diagnosis and characterizing patients. Numerous research and technical advances have enhanced our understanding of both the utility and limitations of a variety of diagnostic modalities. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances in GERD diagnostic testing and to discuss their implications for use in clinical practice. Topics addressed include esophageal pH monitoring, impedance testing, symptom association analyses, narrow-band imaging, and histopathology.
文摘AIM: To assess the agreement within 3 commonly used symptom-reflux association analysis (SAA) parameters investigating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants. METHODS: Twenty three infants with suspected GERD were included in this study. Symptom index (SI), Symptom sensitivity index (SSI) and symptom association probability (SAP) related to cough and irritability were calculated after 24 h combined pH/multiple intraluminal impedance (MII) monitoring. Through defined cutoff values, SI, SSI and SAP values are differentiated in normal and abnormal, whereas abnormal values point towards gastroesophageal reflux (GER) as the origin of symptoms. We analyzed the correlation and the concordance of the diagnostic classification of these 3 SAA parameters.RESULTS: Evaluating the GER-irritability association, SI, SSI and SAP showed non-identical classification of normal and abnormal cases in 39.2% of the infants. When irritability was taken as a symptom, there was only a poor inter-parameter association between SI and SSI, and between SI and SAP (Kendall’s tau b = 0.37, P < 0.05; Kendall’s tau b = 0.36, P < 0.05, respectively). Evaluating the GER-cough association, SI, SSI and SAP showed non-identical classification of normal and abnormal cases in 52.2% of the patients. When cough was taken as a symptom, only SI and SSI showed a poor inter-parameter association (Kendall’s tau b = 0.33, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: In infants investigated for suspected GERD with pH/MII-monitoring, SI, SSI and SAP showed a poor inter-parameter association and important dis-agreements in diagnostic classification. These limitations must be taken into consideration when interpreting the results of SAA in infants.
文摘Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disorder that affects a growing number of people in the world and is one of the most common gastric complaints that prompts an individual to consult a doctor. Heartburn and regurgitation are the most predominant esophageal symptoms of GERD, but patients with the disease may also have extra esophageal symptoms, such as epigastric pain, bronchospasm, and chronic cough. All of these symptoms may compromise health-related quality of life with modification of eating habits and sleep pattern that have a great impact on the normal daily. Furthermore, GERD is a multifactorial disease that can be complicated and difficult to treat. Mechanical, chemical, physiopathologic, and functional factors that predispose patients to the disease are still under investigation. A simple treatment plan for manual therapists is presented based on current evidence-based literature;it is designed to reduce symptoms of GERD through somatovisceral approach and the nutrition.
文摘Background: Pyrosis and regurgitation are the cardinal symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Severalherbs have been used for treating gastrointestinal disorders worldwide. This systematic review was conducted toinvestigate the effects of medicinal herbs on gastroesophageal reflux disease and adverse events. Methods:MEDLINE (via PubMed;The United States National Library of Medicine, USA), Scopus, ScienceDirect,Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Magiran, and Scientific Information Databasewere systematically searched for human studies, without a time frame, using medical subject heading terms such as“gastroesophageal reflux disease”, “reflux”, “esophagitis” and “herbs”. Manual searches completed the electronicsearches. Results: Thirteen randomized controlled trials were identified, including 1,164 participants from 1,509publications. In comparing herbal medicine to placebo, there were no significant differences in terms of heartburn(P = 0.23 and 0.48), epigastric or abdominal pain (P = 0.35), reflux syndrome (P = 0.12), and effective rate (P =0.60), but there was a significant difference in terms of acid regurgitation (P = 0.01). In comparing herbal medicineto drugs, there was a significant difference in terms of effective rate (P = 0.001), and there was one trial thatreported a significant difference in terms of epigastric pain (P = 0.00001). Also, in comparing herbal medicine todrugs, there were no significant differences in terms of acid regurgitation (P = 0.39). Conclusion: Thismeta-analysis showed that herbal medicines are effective in treating gastroesophageal reflux disease. Furtherstandardized researches with a large-scale, multicenter, and rigorous design are needed.
文摘AIM:To examine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms in a large unselected general population in Japan. METHODS: In Japan, mature adults are offered regular check-ups for the prevention of gastric cancer. A notice was sent by mail to all inhabitants aged > 40 years. A total of 160 983 Japanese (60 774 male, 100 209 female; mean age 61.9 years) who underwent a stomach check up were enrolled in this study. In addition, from these 160 983 subjects, we randomly selected a total of 82 894 (34 275 male, 48 619 female; mean age 62.4 years) to evaluate the prevalence of abdominal pain. The respective subjects were prospectively asked to complete questionnaires concerning the symptoms of heartburn, dysphagia, and abdominal pain for a 1 mo period. RESULTS: The respective prevalences of the symptoms in males and females were: heartburn, 15.8% vs 20.7%; dysphagia, 5.4% vs 7.8%; and abdominal pain, 6.6% vs 9.6%. Among these symptoms, heartburn was significantly high compared with the other symptoms, and the prevalence of heartburn was significantly more frequent in females than in males in the 60-89-year agegroup. Dysphagia was also significantly more frequent in female patients. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of typical GERD symptoms (heartburn) was high, at about 20% of the Japan population, and the frequency was especially high in females in the 60-89 year age group.
基金The author would like to thank Ratchadapiseksompotch Fund,Faculty of Medicine,Chulalongkorn University(Grant No RA62/001),the Pediatric Liver Diseases and Immunology STAR(Special Task Force for Activating Research),Department of Pediatrics,King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Faculty of Medicine,Chulalongkorn University for research funding.
文摘BACKGROUND Children with esophageal atresia(EA)have risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD),suggesting reflux monitoring for prompt management.AIM To evaluate GERD in children with EA and specific symptom association from combined Video with Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and pH(MII-pH)study.METHODS Children diagnosed with EA with suspected GERD and followed up at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between January 2000 and December 2018 were prospectively studied.All underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy with esophageal biopsy and Video MII-pH study on the same day.Symptoms of GERD which included both esophageal and extra-esophageal symptom were recorded from video monitoring and abnormal reflux from MII-pH study based on the statement from the European Paediatric Impedance Group.Prevalence of GERD was also reported by using histopathology as a gold standard.Endoscopic appearance was recorded using Los Angeles Classification and esophagitis severity was graded using Esohisto criteria.RESULTS Fifteen children were recruited with age of 3.1(2.2,9.8)years(40%,male)and the common type was C(93.3%).The symptoms recorded were cough(75.2%),vomiting(15.2%),irritability or unexplained crying(7.6%)and dysphagia(1.9%)with the symptom-reflux association of 45.7%,89%,71%and 0%,respectively.There were abnormal endoscopic appearance in 52.9%,esophagitis in 64.7%and high reflux score in 47.1%.Video MII-pH study has high diagnostic value with the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of 72.7%,100%and 82.4%,respectively.CONCLUSION Prevalence of GERD in children with EA was high.Video MII-pH study to detect GERD in children with EA had high diagnostic value with the trend of specific symptom association.
文摘AIM: To investigate the frequency of gastroen-terological diseases in the etiology and the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in the treatment of cardiac syndrome X (CSX) as a subform of non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). METHODS: We investigated 114 patients with CSX using symptom questionnaires. A subgroup of these patients were investigated regarding upper gastrointestinal disorders (GIs) and treated with PPI. Patients not willing to participate in investigation and treatment served as control group. RESULTS: Thirty-six patients denied any residual symptoms and were not further evaluated. After informed consent in 27 of the remaining 78 patients, we determined the prevalence of disorders of the upper GI tract and quantifi ed the effect of treatment with pantoprazole. We found a high prevalence of gastroenterological pathologies (26/27 patients, 97%)with gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and acid reflux as the most common associated disorders. If treated according to the study protocol, these patients showed a significant improvement in the symptom score. Patients treated by primary care physicians, not according to the study protocol had a minor response to treatment (n = 19, -43%), while patients not treated at all (n = 26) had no improvement of symptoms (-0%). CONCLUSION: Disorders of the upper GI tract are a frequent origin of CSX in a German population and can be treated with pantoprazole if given for a longer period.
文摘目的探讨食管测压联合食管24 h pH监测对胃食管反流相关性胸痛的诊断价值。方法选取通辽市医院2017年6月至2021年12月接收的疑似胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛患者145例,男92例,女53例,采用食管测压联合食管24 h pH进行监测,以是否胃食管反流分为胃食管反流组与无反流组。收集两组患者的年龄、性别、蠕动收缩百分数、pH<4反流次数、最长反流持续时间等资料,采用t、χ2检验进行统计比较,通过多因素logistic回归分析、受试者工作特征曲线(ROC)分析上述指标与胃食管反流相关性胸痛的相关性。结果145例疑似胃食管反流相关性胸痛患者,经诊断为胃食管返流36例,无返流109例。经多因素logistic回归分析发现,蠕动收缩百分数、pH<4反流次数、最长反流持续时间均是胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛的影响因素[比值比(OR)=3.155、2.998、3.459,P=0.003、0.012、0.001]。经ROC分析,食管测压、pH<4反流次数、最长反流持续时间联合预测胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛的灵敏度与曲线下面积(AUC)均高于各指标单独预测时(P=0.001、0.001、0.004),联合预测的特异度与各指标单独预测时差异无统计学意义(P=0.852)。结论食管测压联合食管24 h pH监测对于胃食管反流引起的相关性胸痛的诊断、治疗具有重要意义,值得临床推广应用。