Prevalence of endoscopically negative and positive gastroesophageal reflux disease in the Japanese

2005149 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Ikuyo Mishima

Kyoichi Adachi · Shimane University

Noriyuki Arima · Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences

Kazutoshi Amano · Tsuda University

Toshiharu Takashima · Shimane University

Makoto Moritani · Tsuda University

Kenji Furuta · Shimane University

Abstract

The prevalence of GERD in the Japanese was 17.9% and the prevalence rates of NERD and erosive esophagitis were 10.9% and 8.6%, respectively. The majority of symptomatic patients did not have endoscopically proven esophagitis. Hiatal hernia is the only important predictor of the presence of GERD symptoms.

Topics & Keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Eosinophilic Esophagitis Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 40, Issue 9, pp. 1005-1009

DOI: 10.1080/00365520510023260

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