Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Thirty-five consecutive patients underwent a combination of esophageal function testing, upper endoscopy, barium swallow, and gastric emptying scan after lung transplantation. RESULTS: In this patient population, the prevalence of GERD was 51% and 22% in those who had been retransplanted. Of patients with GERD,36% had ineffective esophageal motility (IEM), compared with 6% of patients without GERD (P = .037). No patient demonstrated hiatal hernia on barium swallow. The prevalence of delayed gastric emptying was 36%. The prevalence of biopsy-confirmed Barrett's esophagus was 12%. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Christopher S Davis, Vidya Shankaran, Elizabeth J Kovacs, James Gagermeier, Daniel Dilling, Charles G Alex, Robert B Love, James Sinacore, P Marco Fisichella |
Journal | Surgery
(Surgery)
Vol. 148
Issue 4
Pg. 737-44; discussion 744-5
(Oct 2010)
ISSN: 1532-7361 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20727564
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Barrett Esophagus
(epidemiology)
- Female
- Gastroesophageal Reflux
(diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, physiopathology)
- Humans
- Lung Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Young Adult
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