CLINICAL AND ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION IN PATIENTS WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL SYMPTOMS.
Aimée Teixeira Dos Santos MeiraDavi Tanajura CostaIrineu Dos Santos VianaPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2019)
Male gender and hiatal hernia were associated with EE. Aged patients, smoking and hiatal hernia were related to severe EE. It is suggested that the risk factors for EE and non-EE types are different. Cohort studies are necessary to identify the exact mechanisms involved in each disease form.