Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis

Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis

Aghaghazvini L¹ ; Rahimi A¹ ; Pourshams A² ; Sharifian H³

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1. Department of Radiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Gastroenterology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Radiology, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Iranian Medical Council Published:2019

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Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common diseases in adults. Ultrasonography (US) is a noninvasive and reliable diagnostic tool for the disease at least in infants but the diagnostic value in adults has not been evaluated well. Methods: A total of 72 patients complaining form gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms who have undergone upper endoscopy were recruited for this study. In abdominal sonography, the following variables were measured or observed: esophageal wall thickness at gastroesophageal junction, AP diameter of esophagus at hiatus and gastroesophageal junction, abdominal esophagus length, funnel shape esophagus and presence of reflux after drinking a glass of water. Results: Among all variables, only the presence of reflux in sonography was significantly related to the positive endoscopic findings with a sensitivity of 45% and specificity of 86%. Conclusion: Sonography can predict induced esophagitis by gastroesophageal reflux disease induced. Copyright © 2019, Journal of Iranian Medical Council. All rights reserved.

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MLA	Aghaghazvini L, et al.. "Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis." Journal of Iranian Medical Council, vol. 2, no. 4, 2019, pp. 80-85.
APA	Aghaghazvini L, Rahimi A, Pourshams A, Sharifian H (2019). Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis. Journal of Iranian Medical Council, 2(4), 80-85.
Chicago	Aghaghazvini L, Rahimi A, Pourshams A, Sharifian H. "Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis." Journal of Iranian Medical Council 2, no. 4 (2019): 80-85.
Harvard	Aghaghazvini L et al. (2019) 'Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis', Journal of Iranian Medical Council, 2(4), pp. 80-85.
Vancouver	Aghaghazvini L, Rahimi A, Pourshams A, Sharifian H. Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis. Journal of Iranian Medical Council. 2019;2(4):80-85.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Aghaghazvini L and Rahimi A and Pourshams A and Sharifian H}, title = {Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis}, journal = {Journal of Iranian Medical Council}, volume = {2}, number = {4}, pages = {80-85}, year = {2019} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Aghaghazvini L AU - Rahimi A AU - Pourshams A AU - Sharifian H TI - Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (Gerd) Induced by Esophagitis JO - Journal of Iranian Medical Council VL - 2 IS - 4 SP - 80 EP - 85 PY - 2019 ER -

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