Study of IPF among patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease

Objective: To study the incidence of IPF in patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease and to show the correlation between them. Background: Interstitial lung diseases are common complication in patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease due to repeated aspiration of gastric acid. Patients a...

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Main Authors: Sami Eldahdouh, Ibrahim I. EL-Mahallawy, Hisham S. Abd Elaaty, Ayman M. El-Lehleh, Lamiaa I. Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
IPF
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381630214X