Risk of Reflux-Related Symptoms and Reflux Esophagitis after Helicobacter pylori Eradication Treatment in the Japanese Population.

In this H.-pylori-positive Japanese population, eradication therapy was associated with reflux esophagitis in around 10% of patients, particularly in those with severe reflux-related symptoms at baseline. Reflux-related symptoms may improve throughout the 12 months after successful eradication therapy, irrespective of the development of reflux esophagitis.