Esophagitis in a high H. pylori prevalence area: severe disease is rare but concomitant peptic ulcer is frequent.

Esophagitis in a high H. pylori prevalence area: severe disease is rare but concomitant peptic ulcer is frequent.

BACKGROUND: Few data are available on the prevalence of erosive and severe esophagitis in Western countries. OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively determine the prevalence and the factors predicting erosive esophagitis and severe esophagitis in a large series of endoscopies in Spain. DESIGN: Retrospective o...

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Main Authors: Julio Ponce, Xavier Calvet, Marta Gallach, Marta Ponce, Esophagitis Study Group of the Asociación Española de Gastroenterología (AEG)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3191140?pdf=render

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