Nana Takenouchi, Shintaro Hoshino, Yoshimasa Hoshikawa, Tomohide Tanabe, Mai Koeda, Eri Momma, Yumiko Ishikawa, Noriyuki Kawami, Mitsuru Kaise, Katsuhiko Iwakiri
BACKGROUND: To examine the clinical characteristics, including complications, of patients older than 75 years of age with proton pump inhibitor-resistant reflux esophagitis. METHODS: Patients who were resistant to standard-dose proton pump inhibitors were enrolled in the present study. Eligible patients (n = 26) were divided into those who were older (n = 11) and younger (n = 15) than 75 years of age. Clinical characteristics including complications (hemorrhage and stricture), body mass index, the severity of reflux esophagitis, Helicobactor pylori infection, gastric mucosal atrophy, hiatal hernia, kyphosis, and the use of antithrombotic agents were examined...
November 2, 2019: Esophagus: Official Journal of the Japan Esophageal Society