title: Gastroesophageal reflux in chronic alcoholics. Endoesophageal pH determinations using Heidelberg telemetring capsule.
abstract: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) was studied in 86 chronic ethanol consumers, by determination of endoesophageal pH using a Heidelberg telemetring capsule. All the subjects were subjected to radiologic and endoscopic explorations in some cases completed by esophageal mucosa biopsy. In 49 subjects (56.4%) GER was present in various degrees according to the calculated score; medium and high intensity reflux in 37 cases (44%). GER was symptomatic in 62% of the cases and 30 patients (35.7%) presented esophagitis with columnar epithelium metaplasia in 3 cases. The intensity of reflux and the presence of esophagitis were found to be correlated with the degree of alcoholic "impregnation". Radiologic exploration detected GER in only 22 patients (44.9%).
authors.affiliation: 4th Clinic of Internal Medicine, Timişoara, Romania.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Banciu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sorian
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*