Endoscopic prevalence of different grades of gastroesophageal reflux in adult asthmatics with or without reflux symptoms
Abstract Background Gastroesophageal reflux and asthma often coexist in the same patient. Persons with asthma are particularly prone to asymptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Esophageal pH-probe studies have documented that 32–84% of the asthmatics have abnormal acid reflux. The endosc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-06-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.184357 |