Clinical features of reflux esophagitis in older people: A study of 840 consecutive patients

Alberto Pilotto, Marilisa Franceschi, Gioacchino Leandro, Carlo Scarcelli, Luigi P. D'Ambrosio, Davide Seripa, Francesco Perri, Valeria Niro, Francesco Paris, Angelo Andriulli, Francesco Di Mario

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OBJECTIVES: To compare symptoms and other clinical characteristics of reflux esophagitis in patients of different ages. DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study of consecutive patients. SETTING: Geriatric Unit, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico. PARTICIPANTS: Eight hundred forty patients with endoscopically diagnosed erosive esophagitis divided into four groups according to age (young (

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1537-1542
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume54
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2006

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Keywords

  • Elderly
  • Esophagitis
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • H. pylori
  • Hiatus hernia
  • Symptoms

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  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Clinical features of reflux esophagitis in older people : A study of 840 consecutive patients. / Pilotto, Alberto; Franceschi, Marilisa; Leandro, Gioacchino; Scarcelli, Carlo; D'Ambrosio, Luigi P.; Seripa, Davide; Perri, Francesco; Niro, Valeria; Paris, Francesco; Andriulli, Angelo; Di Mario, Francesco.

In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 54, No. 10, 10.2006, p. 1537-1542.

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Pilotto, A, Franceschi, M, Leandro, G, Scarcelli, C, D'Ambrosio, LP, Seripa, D, Perri, F, Niro, V, Paris, F, Andriulli, A & Di Mario, F 2006, 'Clinical features of reflux esophagitis in older people: A study of 840 consecutive patients', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 1537-1542. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00899.x
Pilotto A, Franceschi M, Leandro G, Scarcelli C, D'Ambrosio LP, Seripa D et al. Clinical features of reflux esophagitis in older people: A study of 840 consecutive patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2006 Oct;54(10):1537-1542. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00899.x
Pilotto, Alberto ; Franceschi, Marilisa ; Leandro, Gioacchino ; Scarcelli, Carlo ; D'Ambrosio, Luigi P. ; Seripa, Davide ; Perri, Francesco ; Niro, Valeria ; Paris, Francesco ; Andriulli, Angelo ; Di Mario, Francesco. / Clinical features of reflux esophagitis in older people : A study of 840 consecutive patients. In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2006 ; Vol. 54, No. 10. pp. 1537-1542.
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