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Histomorphological differentiation of non-erosive reflux disease and functional heartburn in patients with PPI-refractory heartburn

Arne Kandulski, Dörthe Jechorek, Carlos Caro, Jochen Weigt, Thomas Wex, K. Mönkemüller, Peter Malfertheiner

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2013 · 80 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

These findings suggest that oesophageal biopsies are useful to differentiate NERD from FH. Increased DIS and a histological sum score are the most significant histopathological abnormalities in NERD as compared with FH.

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