Effect of hiatus hernia on reflux patterns and mucosal integrity in patients with non-erosive reflux disease.
Akinari SawadaBenjamin RogersPierfrancesco VisaggiNicola de BortoliChandra Prakash GyawaliDaniel SifrimPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2022)
Hiatus hernia, less non-acid reflux and lower PSPWI were associated with lower MNBI. HH impairs distal esophageal mucosal integrity, the mechanism of which we speculate to be through excessive bile reflux.