Clinical Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2007; 13(5): 740-747
Published online Feb 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.740
Table 6 Preoperative evaluation: incidence, size of HH and pH metric data in NERD, ERD and Barrett patients in EG and YG
EGYGPEGYGPEGYGP
NERDNERDERDERDBarrettBarrett
Patients n (%)15/65 (23.1)220/355 (62)< 0.0545/65 (69.2)125/355 (35.2)< 0.055/65 (7.7)10/355 (2.8)< 0.05
Hiatal Hernia n (%)13/15 (86.7)148/220 (67.3)< 0.0539/45 (86.7)97/125 (77.6)< 0.054/5 (80)8/10 (80)-
Hiatal Hernia size (cm)1.2 ± 0.180.3 ± 0.1< 0.054.1 ± 1.92.3 ± 0.2< 0.05
De Meester score13.1 ± 1.212.4 ± 1.2> 0.0517.5 ± 1.414.3 ± 1.2> 0.0518.2 ± 1.316.2 ± 1.4> 0.05
(%) time pH < 4 (total)11 ± 36 ± 2< 0.0526 ± 311 ± 5< 0.0527 ± 627 ± 5> 0.05
(%) time pH < 4 (supine)12 ± 47 ± 2< 0.0528 ± 413 ± 4< 0.0529 ± 530 ± 8> 0.05
(%) time pH < 4 (upright)9 ± 45 ± 2< 0.0515 ± 55 ± 3< 0.0525 ± 222 ± 7> 0.05