In females, salivary secretion was significantly lower in patients with severe reflux esophagitis than in healthy controls.

Shintaro HoshinoEri MommaMai KoedaYoshimasa HoshikawaTomohide TanabeNoriyuki KawamiYuichi KitasakoKatsuhiko Iwakiri

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2024)

Among females, the salivary secretion was significantly lower in severe RE patients than in HCs. This reduction in salivary secretion may contribute to the pathophysiology of severe RE in females.

Keyphrases

early onset
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
drug induced
patient reported outcomes