Reflux Esophagitis Revisited: Prospective Analysis of Radiologic Accuracy

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Journal Gastrointest Radiol

Specialties Gastroenterology
Radiology

Date 1981 Jan 15

PMID 7262493

Citations 13

Authors

D J Ott

W C Wu

D W Gelfand

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Abstract

A prospective radiologic-endoscopic study of the esophagogastric region in 266 patients, including 206 normals and 60 with esophagitis, is reported. The endoscopic classification grading severity of esophagitis was grade 1 -- normal; grades 2, 3, and 4 -- mild, moderate, and severe esophagitis, respectively. Radiology detected 22% of patients with mild esophagitis, 83% with moderate esophagitis, and 95% with severe esophagitis. Although hiatal hernia was present in 40% of normals and 89% with esophagitis, absence of radiographic hiatal hernia excluded esophagitis with 95% accuracy. The implications of this study regarding the role of radiology in evaluating patients with suspected reflux esophagitis are discussed.

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