CORRELATION BETWEEN SYMPTOMS AND REFLUX IN PATIENTS WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
ABSTRACT Background: Esophageal symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux are the same in functional heartburn, non-erosive disease, and erosive disease. Their patient-perceived intensity may be related to gastroesophageal reflux intensity. Objective To evaluate whether the symptoms in GERD patients are related to the intensity of gastroesophageal acid reflux. Methods To test this hypothesis, 68 patients with heartburn (18 with functional heartburn, 28 with non-erosive reflux disease, and 22 with erosive reflux disease) had their symptoms evaluated by the Velanovich score (which mainly focuses on heartburn) and the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) (which focuses on dysphagia). They were submitted to esophageal endoscopy and then, on another day, they answered the Velanovich and EAT-10 questionnaires and underwent manometry and 24-hour pHmetry (measured 5 cm proximal to the upper border of the lower esophageal sphincter). Results The Velanovich score was higher in patients with non-erosive and erosive diseases than in those with functional heartburn. The mean EAT-10 score did not differ between functional heartburn, erosive, and non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease. Considering the threshold of ≥5 to define dysphagia, 4 (22%) patients with functional heartburn, 12 (43%) with non-erosive disease, and 9 (41%) with erosive disease had dysphagia (P=0.18). There was: a) a moderate correlation between the Velanovich and DeMeester score and between Velanovich score and the percentage of acid exposure time (AET); b) a weak correlation between EAT-10 and DeMeester score and between EAT-10 and acid exposure time. Conclusion: There is a moderate positive correlation between heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux measurement. Dysphagia has a weak positive correlation with reflux measurement.
Main Authors: | BATISTA,Andrea de Oliveira, DANTAS,Roberto Oliveira |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia e Outras Especialidades - IBEPEGE.
2022
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032022000200184 |
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