The importance of pH reflux monitoring test for the management of low-grade esophagitis in Chinese patients.

Boyun QiuXiaohao ZhangTao BaiJunying XuXuelian XiangXiaohua Hou

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)

The proportion of PAR in low-grade esophagitis is not high. For patients with low-grade esophagitis in China, especially the patients with grade A esophagitis, regardless of symptom change, reflux monitoring is possibly needed for the patients whose esophageal mucosa break is not improved after 8 weeks of PPI treatment.

Keyphrases

low grade
high grade
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported
combination therapy
protein protein