Abstract

SANCHEZ FERNANDEZ, Gabriela Elena; CEQUEDA, Cristina  and  RODRIGUEZ ZURAMAY, Carmen Gioconda. GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX AND EROSIVE ESOPHAGITIS. Gen [online]. 2014, vol.68, n.4, pp.122-126. ISSN 0016-3503.

Objective: To determine the frequency of erosive esophagitis associated with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms. Methods: We performed a prospective, descriptive, transversal study. Our population were 153 patients with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, the sample comprises those patients whose erosive esophagitis was evident during upper endoscopy gastrointestinal in the period between November and December 2012 in the Hospital Dr. Miguel Perez Carreño, Caracas Venezuela. Results: 45 patients (29,4%) had erosive esophagitis, of these the majority were female and between 35-65 years old. No relationship was found between the frequency and severity of heartburn with erosive esophagitis. Niether with respect to BMI or duration of symptoms. The relationship between the presence of hiatal hernia and nocturnal symptoms was statistically significant (p=0,034). Conclusions: There is a relation between the results obtained and the known worldwide statistics on the percentage of patients with erosive GERD. The presence of hiatal hernia and nocturnal symptoms was significant. Most patients were female, with a normal BMI group and within the adult contemporary ages.

Keywords : GERD; erosive esophagitis; hiatal hernia; BMI.