High incidence of reflux oesophagitis after eradication therapy for <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>: impacts of hiatal hernia and corpus gastritis

Hironobu Hamada, Haruma, Mihara, Kamada, Yoshihara, Sumii, Kajiyama, Kawanishi

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2000 · 181 citations · 31 references

Abstract

Eradication of H. pylori increased the prevalence of reflux oesophagitis in our patient group. The presence of hiatal hernia and corpus gastritis are closely related to the development of reflux oesophagitis after H. pylori eradication therapy.

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