Published online Sep 15, 1996. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v2.iSuppl1.222
Revised: January 21, 1996
Accepted: July 19, 1996
Published online: September 15, 1996
AIM: 68 patients with reflux esophagitis confirmed by endoscopy were divided naturally into 3 groups according to their ages: < 40 years group, 40-60 years group and > 60 years group. Clinical characteristics of the 3 groups were analyzed.
METHODS: Features of each group was compared with the others in reflux symptoms (heartburn, regurgitation and swallowing pain), throat symptom caused by abnormal throat feeling, hiatus hernia and esophagitis.
RESULTS: Along with age increased, the rate of heartburn occurrence decreased (P < 0.05), but its severity had no significant difference; The rate of hiatus hernia occurrence tended to raise; And the grade of esophagitis tended to raise too. Other symptoms had no significant difference.
CONCLUSION: The clinical characteristics are different in patients with reflux esophagitis in different ages.
- Citation: Wang JL, Wang HY. Clinical characteristics of reflux esophagitis in different ages. World J Gastroenterol 1996; 2(Suppl1): 222-222
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v2/iSuppl1/222.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v2.iSuppl1.222
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E- Editor: Liu WX